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GALAXY OF 

COMING EVENTS 

MEANING AND OUTCOME 
OF THIS 

EUROPEAN WAR 

TERMINATING IN A 

WORLD CONFEDERATION 

ACCORDING TO PROPHECY 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION as I see IT 



BY 

REV. WILLIAM FRANCIS MANLEY 

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A SERVANT OF THE 

LORD JESUS CHRIST 




W. F. MANLEY, Publisher 

1616 New Jersey St. 

Los Angeles, California 

U. S. A. 



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Copyright 1918 

William Francis Manley 

Los Angeles, California 

U. S. A. 



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CONTENTS 

Preface . 7 

Meaning and Outcome of This 

European War 11 

Mr. Taft Wants New Alliance Policy . 27 

Three Years of War 31 

The Revelation of Jesus Christ ... 33 

John, To the Seven Churches ... 36 

The Kingdom of Heaven 46 

Key to the Book of Revelation ... 52 

The Book of Revelation 54 

The Signs of His Coming 59 

John Caught Up Into Heaven ... 71 

A Book with Seven Seals 81 

Opening the Seven Seals 89 

This European War 98 

The Anti-Christ 101 

Opening the Fifth Seal 105 

Opening the Sixth Seal 109 

Sealing the 144,000 114 

Opening the Seventh Seal . . . . 119 

The Seven Trumpets 121 

Opened the Bottomless Pit .... 124 



The Last War 128 

The Seven Thunders 132 

The Two Witnesses 135 

Christ Takes the Kingdom , . . . 142 

The Woman Clothed with the Sun . 145 

The Man Child 150 

The Seven-Headed Beast 158 

The Ecclesiastical Beast . . . . 164 

Angels Preaching 168 

The False Prophet 172 

The Destruction of the Wicked . . 177 

Seven Last Plagues 179 

The Scarlet-Colored Beast . . . . 189 

The Marriage of the Lamb .... 209 

Binding Satan 216 

The Great White Throne .... 223 

The New Earth 229 

The Holy City 240 

The Little Horn 247 

The Star of Bethlehem 256 

The Earth Lying in Ruins .... 259 

Israel to Become a Nation .... 253 



PREFACE 

We have written this book under a deep 
sense of the seriousness, the awful consequences 
of changing anything in the Book of Revela- 
tion, and have waited on God continually for 
guidance in every word written that we may 
change nothing; but only to cause the reader 
to see what God has said therein, in connection 
with other scriptures on the same subject, thus 
showing an agreement, and not a difference. 

We believe God has directed both mind and 
pen as we have been writing, and we hav-e writ- 
ten this book, hoping to correct many incorrect 
things that have been said and written concern- 
ing the Book of Revelation. 

For more than forty years, while preaching 
the gospel, we have read and rejected much 
that has been written on the Book of Revela- 
tion, because it did not agree with the Book 
itself. 

For ten or more years we have at times con- 
templated writing thereon, but feared to do so. 
Four years ago we wrote on the first five chap- 
ters and was checked from proceeding farther. 
In August of 1917 it became very clear that we 



should finish the book, and send it out, as the 
time had come to give it to the world. We have 
continually, day and night, prayed to God that 
He would so control body, soul and spirit that 
not one statement should be made that was not 
correct and pleasing to Him. And now that 
it is written, we are saying to God, "If any state- 
ment we have written is displeasing to Thee, 
make it known, and the manuscript shall go 
into the fire." 

If I have changed a word in this Book of 
Revelation, I did not mean to do so, and now 
ask God to forgive me. 

The Author. 



Notice to All the Rulers 
OF THE Earth 

On the 30th day of September, 1914, sixty 
days after the present war was declared, we 
mailed a printed copy of the following Notice 
of coming events, and the real meaning of this 
European war, to each and every one of the 
European Rulers; and to the President of the 
United States; and also sent copies to the Secre- 
tary of State, and Secretary of War, of the 
United States, together with a type-written note 
to each and all of them, calling their careful 
attention to the article. In October, 1914, we 
received the following notes : 

Buckingham Palace, England. 

The Private Secretary is commanded 
by the King to acknowledge the receipt 
of Mr. William Manley's letter of the 
30th ult. 

19th October, 1914. 

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Department of State, 
(seal) Washington 

Mr. William Francis Manley, 
111>4 Winston Street, 

Los Angeles, California. 

Dear Mr. Manley: 

For Mr. Bryan I beg to acknowledge 
the receipt of your letter of September 30, 
with which you were so good as to send 
him a copy of an article with reference 
to the European war. 

Very truly yours, 

M ANTON M. WyVELL, 

Private Secretary. 

During the first week in October, 1914, we 
mailed a copy of this same Article to every 
other Ruler we knew of on Earth. 



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The Meaning and Outcome 
OF THIS European War 

It Is not the "last war." Neither does it 
presage the "end of the world." 

Human beings will live upon this earth for 
a thousand years after the first resurrection has 
taken place. Rev. 20:1-5, R. V. 

And I saw an angel coming down out 
of heaven, having the key of the abyss 
and a great chain in his hand. And he 
laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, 
which is the Devil and Satan, and bound 
him for a thousand years, and cast him 
into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it 
over him, that he should deceive the na- 
tions no more, until the thousand years 
should be finished: after this he must be 
loosed for a little time. 

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon 
them, and judgment was given unto them : 
and I saw the souls of them that had 
been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, 
and for the word of God, and such as wor- 
shipped not the beast, neither his image, 
and received not the mark upon their fore- 



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head and upon their hand; and they lived, 
and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 
The rest of the dead lived not until the 
thousand years should be finished. This 
is the first resurrection. 

The first resurrection has not taken place 
yet. So we are at least one thousand years this 
side of the end of the world. 

A war in which two hundred millions of men 
will go forth from Asia (beyond the Euphra- 
tes) to kill the third part of men, will follow 
this present European war. Rev. 9:14-18, 
R. V. 

One saying to the sixth angel that had 
the trumpet. Loose the four angels that 
are bound at the great river Euphrates. 
And the four angels were loosed, that 
had been prepared for the hour and day 
and month and year, that they should kill 
the third part of men. And the number 
of the armies of the horsemen was twice 
ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard 
the number of them. And thus I saw the 
horses in the vision, and them that sat on 
them, having breastplates as of fire and 
of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the 
heads of the horses are as the heads of 
lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth 
fire and smoke and brimstone. By these 
three plagues was the third part of men 



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killed, by the fire and the smoke and the 
brimstone, which proceeded out of their 
mouths. 

This will probably come soon after its close, 
or it may be but a continuation of this war. 

Then the great Armageddon Battle of God 
Almighty, closing up and putting an end to all 
human strife on the battlefield. When the 
Lord shall go forth on a white horse, followed 
by the armies in heaven upon white horses, to 
smite the nations and rule them with a rod of 
iron. Rev. 19:11-21, R. V. 

And I saw the heaven opened; and 
behold, a white horse, and he that sat 
thereon called Faithful and True; and in 
righteousness he doth judge and make war. 
And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon 
his head are many diadems; and he hath 
a name written which no one knoweth 
but he himself. And he is arrayed in a 
garment sprinkled with blood: and his 
name is called The Word of God. And 
the armies which are in heaven followed 
him upon white horses, clothed in fine 
linen, white and pure. And out of his 
mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that 
with it he should smite the nations : and he 
shall rule them with a rod of iron: and 
he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness 
of the wrath of God, the Almighty. And 



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he hath on his garment and on his thigh 
a name written, King of Kings, and Lord 
of Lords. 

And I saw an angel standing in the sun ; 
and he cried with a loud voice, saying to 
all the birds that fly in mid-heaven. Come 
and be gathered together unto the great 
supper of God; that ye may eat the flesh 
of kings, and the flesh of captains, and 
the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of 
horses and of them that sit thereon, and 
the flesh of all men, both free and bond, 
and small and great. 

And I saw the beast, and the Kings of 
the earth, and their armies gathered to- 
gether to make war against him that sat 
upon the horse, and against his army. And 
the beast was taken, and with him the false 
prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, 
wherewith he deceived them that had re- 
ceived the mark of the beast and them 
that worshipped his image : they two were 
cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth 
with brimstone : and the rest were killed 
with the sword of him that sat upon the 
horse, even the sword which came forth 
out of his mouth; and all the birds were 
filled with their flesh. 

Then all weapons of war will be made into 
plows and pruning hooks, and farm implements; 



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and men will learn war no more. For the 
Lord Jesus Christ will reign supreme on earth 
for a thousand years. Rev. 20 :4-6. 

The present European war, the greatest 
known in all history, is the beginning of the 
end of all human governments; and is clearly 
foretold in the Scriptures. 

The Antichrist 

It is the Anti-Christ war, in which he, the 
Anti-Christ, has gone forth to conquer the whole 
world. 

Now we beseech you, brethren, touch- 
ing the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and our gathering together unto Plim: to 
the end that ye be not quickly shaken 
from your mind, nor yet be troubled, 
either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle 
as from us, as that the day of the Lord is 
now present; let no man beguile you in 
any wise: for it will not be, except the 
falling away come first, and the man of 
sin be revealed, the son of perdition, he 
that opposeth and exalteth himself against 
all that is called God or that is wor- 
shipped; so that he sitteth in the temple 
of God, setting himself forth as God. Re- 
member ye not, that, when I was yet with 
you, I told you these things? And now 
ye know that which restraineth, to the 
end that he may be revealed in his own 



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season. For the mystery of lawlessness 
doth already work: only there is one that 
restraineth now, until he be taken out of 
the wav. And then shall be revealed the 
lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall 
slay with the breath of His mouth, and 
bring to naught by the manifestation of 
His coming; even he, whose coming is 
according to the working of Satan with all 
power and signs and lying wonders, and 
with all deceit of unrighteousness for 
them that perish; because they received 
not the love of the truth, that they might 
be saved. 2 Thess. 2:1-10, R. V. 

The time has come for this man of sin or 
Anti-Christ to be revealed; and to set up his 
kingdom. The Anti-Christ could not come 
forth while God restrained, or held him back; 
and Christ will not return to the earth until 
the Anti-Christ be revealed and does his work, 
under the direct power of the Devil. 

The restraining power of God has been re- 
moved, and he, the Anti-Christ, has gone forth 
on his white horse (Rev. 6:1-2) with the red 
war horse immediately following him. Rev. 
6:1-4, R.V. 

And I saw when the Lamb opened one 
of the seven seals, and I heard one of the 
four living creatures saying as with a voice 
of thunder, Come. And I saw, and be- 



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hold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon 
had a bow; and there was given unto him 
a crown; and he came forth conquering, 
and to conquer. 

And when he opened the second seal, 
I heard the second living creature saying, 
Come. And another horse came forth, a 
red horse; and to him that sat thereon it 
was given to take peace from the earth, 
and that they should slay one another: 
and there was given unto him a great 
sword. 

Here is the beginning of the Anti-Christ 
war; and during this war one man will appear 
as the great central leader; and he will not be 
one of the King's Emperors, or Czar, but an- 
other King receiving his crown and throne from 
Satan. Rev. 13 :2. "And the dragon gave him 
his power, and throne, and great authority." 
He will be the great leader at the close of the 
war, but not yet crowned. 

And before him three of the nations enter- 
ing this war will be annihilated, plucked up by 
the roots. Dan. 7:8. "I considered the horns, 
and behold, there came up among them another 
little horn, before whom there were three of 
the first horns plucked up by the roots * * * 
and of the ten horns that were in his head, and 
of the other which came up, and before whom 
three fell: even of that horn that had eyes, and 
a mouth that spake very great things, whose 



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look was more stout than his fellows, * * * The 
ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings [or 
kingdoms] that shall arise after them; and he 
shall be diverse from the first, and he shall sub- 
due three kings [or kingdoms] and he shall 
speak great words against the Most High, and 
shall wear out the saints of the Most High, 
and think to change times and laws; and they 
shall be given into his hand until a time and 
times, and the dividing of time." This is the 
Anti-Christ. 

At the closing of the war, the Anti-Christ 
will form a confederacy of ten kingdoms, with 
ten crowned heads. 

And this confederacy of all Europe, and per- 
haps America, will conquer, and rule the whole 
world for three years and a half. 

It will also set up a State religion, and put 
to death all persons who will not worship 
its god. 

And I saw a beast coming up out of 
the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, 
and on his horns ten diadems, and upon 
his heads names of blasphemy. And the 
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, 
and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and 
his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the 
dragon gave him his power, and his throne, 
and great authority. And I saw one of 
his heads as though it had been smitten 
unto death, and his dcathstroke was 



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healed; and the whole earth wondered 
after the beast; and they worshipped the 
dragon, because he gave his authority unto 
the beast; and they worshipped the beast, 
saying, Who is like unto the beast? and 
who is able to war with him? And there 
was given to him a mouth speaking great 
things and blasphemies; and there was 
given to him authority to continue forty 
and two months. And he opened his 
mouth for blasphemies against God, to 
blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, 
even them that dwell in the heaven. And 
it was given unto him to make war with 
the saints, and to overcome them: and 
there was given to him authority over 
every tribe and people and tongue and 
nation. And all that dwell on the earth 
shall worship him, every one whose name 
hath not been written in the Book of Life 
of the Lamb that hath been slain from the 
foundation of the world. If any man 
hath an ear, let him hear. If any man is 
for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if 
any man shall kill with the sword, with the 
sword must he be killed. Here is the pa- 
tience and the faith of the saints. Rev. 
13:1-10, R.V. 

This Anti-Christ kingdom or confederacy 
will only continue for three years and six 



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months, when the Lord Jesus will destroy it. 
Rev. 19:19-21. "And I saw the beast [the 
Anti-Christ] and the Kings of the Earth and 
their armies, gather together to make war 
against Him that sat on the horse, and against 
His army. And the beast was taken, and with 
him the false prophet that wrought miracles 
before him, with which he deceived them that 
had received the mark of the beast, and them 
that worshipped his image. These both were 
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brim- 
stone. And the remnant were slain with the 
sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which 
proceedeth out of His mouth, and all the fowls 
were filled with their flesh." 

This is the ending of the Anti-Christ king- 
dom, or World Confederacy, over which the 
Man of Sin is to rule the whole Earth. And 
then, the Lord Jesus Christ, having destroyed 
the Anti-Christ and his followers, will raise up 
a people who will serve God for a thousand 
years. 

Four Beasts 

The Prophet Daniel saw in vision four great 
beasts coming up from the sea. The fourth 
beast was dreadful and terrible, and strong ex- 
ceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it de- 
voured and break in pieces, and stamped the 
residue with its feet; and it was diverse from 
all the beasts that were before it; and it had 



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ten horns. And behold I there came up among 
them another little horn before whom there 
were three of the first horns plucked up by the 
roots; and behold! in this horn were eyes like 
the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great 
things. 

"I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit in the 
midst of my body, and the vision of my head 
troubled me. I came near unto one of them 
that stood by, and asked him the truth of all 
this. So he told me, and made me know the 
interpretation of the things." Dan. 7:15-16. 
These four beasts represented the Babylonian, 
the Medo Persian, the Greek and the Roman 
Empires, 

Then Daniel desired to know the truth of 
the fourth beast, and especially of the ten horns 
of this fourth beast; and of the other little 
horn, before whom three of the ten horns fell, 
or were plucked up by the roots. And Daniel 
was informed that "The fourth beast shall be 
the fourth kingdom upon the earth, which shall 
be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall tread 
it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten 
horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that 
shall arise; and another king shall arise after 
them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and 
he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak 
great words against the Most High, and shall 
wear out the saints of the Most High, and think 
to change times and laws; and they shall be 



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given into his hand until a time, and times and 
the dividing of times [three and a half years]. 
Dan. 7:23-25. 

The ten horns of this fourth Roman Beast, 
monarchy, are the ten kingdoms that succeeded 
the Roman Empire, or the present European 
and Asiatic powers who hold the country for- 
merly known as the Roman Empire. 

The Little Horn, with man's eyes and man's 
mouth, was not any one of the ten original 
horns, but another horn, which came up after 
them, and among them. This is the Anti-Christ 
Kingdom which will come up and rule the whole 
earth for a short time. And this Anti-Christ 
rule will be the most cruel, blasphemous, dia- 
bolical rule ever known on earth. 

If this war is the Anti-Christ war, as the 
writer firmly believes it is, there will be no peace 
until the Anti-Christ, and the war, famine and 
pestilence, and wild beasts of the earth, have 
desolated one-fourth part of the earth, which 
means three times the area of Europe. 

And when he opened the third seal, I 
heard the third living creature saying, 
Come. And I saw, and behold a black 
horse; and he that sat thereon had a bal- 
ance in his hand. And I heard as it were 
a voice in the midst of the four living 
creatures saying. A measure of wheat for 
a penny, and three measures of barley 



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for a penny; and the oil and the wine 
hurt thou not. 

And when he opened the fourth seal, 
I heard the voice of the fourth living 
creature saying, Come. And I saw and 
behold, a pale horse; and he that sat upon 
him, his name was Death; and Hades 
followed with him. And there was given 
unto them authority over the fourth part 
of the earth to kill with sword and famine, 
and with death, and by the wild beasts 
of the earth. Rev. 6:5-8, R. V. 

This war will spread over all Europe, and 
part of Asia; and probably America; over one- 
fourth part of the Earth. 

And famine, with all its horrors, will de- 
stroy millions of people. 

Then pestilence will follow, taking millions 
more. 

And until three of the contending nations 
are destroyed. 

Then the Anti-Christ will form a confederacy 
of ten kingdoms, so shattered and weak that 
they will have no hope of ever regaining their 
places as independent kingdoms. 

The Apostle Paul in referring to this Anti- 
Christ war said: "For when they shall say 
Peace and safety; then sudden destruction Com- 
eth upon them, as travail upon a woman with 
child, and they shall not escape." I Thess. 5 :3. 



24 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

All the outcry for peace will be of no avail. 
Men who will not serve God, are now turned 
over to the Devil, whom they have served. And 
awful destruction, at the hands of the Devil 
and his servant, the Anti-Christ, awaits them. 

If this is the Anti-Christ war, three nations 
will fall to rise no more; and famine and pesti- 
lence will soon break out wherever the war 
spreads. And the wild beasts will break forth 
and devour helpless women and children. 

We are rapidly going down into the great 
tribulation. If this is the Anti-Christ war of 
Rev. 6:1-8, the Anti-Christ will first be so re- 
vealed that true Christians will know him as 
the Anti-Christ. He must be revealed before 
our Lord's return to gather His saints unto 
Himself. II Thess. 2:3-4. 

An Earthquake 

Then a great earthquake will come, that will 
move every mountain and island out of their 
places, and the sun will become black as sack- 
cloth of hair, and the moon will become as 
blood, and the stars of heaven will fall to the 
earth. Rev. 6:12-13. 

These are given as signs of the immediate 
coming of the Lord Jesus. Matt. 24 :29-5 1 and 
Mark 13 :24-37, and Luke 21 :25-36. 

This will be a world earthquake, followed by 
darkness, that may be felt, while the stars will 
come down through the darkness, as streaks of 



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light; the moon appearing as a great blood spot 
in the heavens. And the sea and waves will 
roar, perhaps as they never did before. And 
men's hearts will fail them for fear. 

At the coming of our Lord He will raise 
the bodies of all the saints who have lived upon 
the earth; and immediately following that res- 
urrection, all persons living on earth, who are 
fit for heaven, ready to meet their Lord and be 
immediately transferred to the heavenly king- 
dom, will be changed. "In a moment, in the 
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for 
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be 
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 
I Cor. 15:52. 

This resurrection will come during the Anti- 
Christ war, leaving all the foolish virgins, back- 
slidden Christians, to go through this great 
tribulation, or rather to die in it, for I find only 
144,000 who will go through it. 

After the Anti-Christ is seated on the Devil's 
throne, Rev. 13:2, "And the dragon gave him 
[the Anti-Christ] his power and his throne, and 
great authority." The Anti-Christ will make 
war with the saints, the foolish virgins, back- 
slidden Christians, who, finding that the resur- 
rection has taken place, and the wise virgins 
have been taken up to God, have repented, and 
amidst war, famine and pestilence, and perse- 
cution most terrific, have wept their way back 
to God. And they will refuse to worship the 



26 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

Anti-Christ. But the Anti-Christ will over- 
come them. Rev. 13:7. 

All the above saints, who will not receive 
the mark of the beast upon their foreheads and 
upon their hand, and will not worship the beast 
nor his image, will be beheaded. Rev. 20 :4. 

If this is the Anti-Christ war, "This genera- 
tion shall not pass, till all these things be ful- 
filled." Matt. 24:34. 

And none of the wicked shall understand; but 
the wise shall understand. Dan. 12:10. 

"Therefore, be ye also ready; for in such an 
hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." 
Matt. 24:44. 



Mr. Taft Wants a New 
Alliance Policy 

On the 14th day of June, 1915, the fol- 
lowing notice was printed in many of the lead- 
ing dailies in the United States : 

New York, June 14. — William H. 
Taft is expected to formally advocate a 
departure by the United States from the 
Washingtonian policy of no entangling al- 
liances with foreign nations when he ad- 
dresses the League of Peace conference 
in Philadelphia this week. The national 
provisional committee of 113 announced 
the program for the conference today, as 
follows : 

Former President Taft will announce 
his plan for an alliance with all the great 
powers with a view to enforcing peace, at 
a dinner at the Belleview-Stratford Hotel 
Wednesday evening. Other speakers will 
be Hamilton Holt, editor of the Independ- 
ent; Judge George Gray of Delaware, and 
Oscar S. Straus, former ambassador to 
Turkey. 

The conference proper opens Thursday 
morning, the anniversary of the battle of 



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Bunker Hill, in Independence Hall. Ad- 
dresses will be made by Theodore Mar- 
burg, formerly minister to Belgium; Dr. 
John Grier Hibben, president of Prince- 
ton; James M. Beck and Edward Filene, 
representing the United States Chamber 
of Commerce. 

Judge Taft will preside at the confer- 
ence. The proposals he will suggest for 
consideration include an international court 
to try all justiciable questions; a council 
of conciliation for the consideration of non_ 
justiciable questions; the use of joint mili- 
tary forces against a signatory beginning 
hostilities contrary to the terms of the 
alliance; and the formulation and adop- 
tion of a code of International law. 



We Immediately wrote him the following 
letter: 

Los Angeles, Cal., June 15, 1915. 
Hon. William H. Taft, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Dear Sir: 

Permit me to call your attention to the 
enclosed copy of an article I published last 
September, and mailed a copy to each of 
the rulers of the several European Na- 
tions, on the 30th day of September, 1914; 
and also to the President of the United 



NEW ALLIANCE POLICY 29 

States, and to Secretary Bryan, and to Sec- 
retary Daniels. 

In your speech before the Peace League 
you will pave the way for the formation 
of the Anti-Christ Confederacy; and ad- 
vise the United States to lead in its forma- 
tion. This plan will surely be carried out. 

I note the many persons who are now 
advocating such a Confederacy; but when 
it is formed, and all cry "Peace and Safety, 
then sudden destruction shall come upon 
them, as travail upon a woman with child, 
and they shall not escape." I Thess. 5 :3. 

Respectfully, 

William F. Manley 




Galaxy of Coming Events 



THREE YEARS OF WAR 

HE "Great Sword" in the hand of the 
man on the "Red horse," Revelation 
6:4, has been wielded with might, 
both day and night for the last three 
years. Peace is really taken from the 
earth. All Nations not in this war are prepar- 
ing to defend themselves against the aggressor. 
The war will now spread over one-fourth 
part of the earth. One-fourth part of the earth 
implies all of Europe, and two other countries 
as large as all of Europe. But it is sure to come, 
and terrible will be the consequences. 

Famine 

Famine is to follow the war and in conjunc- 
tion with it, to kill people with hunger, over 
one-fourth part of the earth. Rev. 6 :5-6. This 
famine is now on, and will increase and intensify 
as a mighty factor in the destruction of human 
beings until the end of the war. One year from 
this time we will begin to know what real famine 
means. 

Men will not serve God; will not worship 
Him in spirit and in truth. They mouth over 



32 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

words before Him, but their hearts are far 
from Him. God has now arisen "to shake the 
heavens and the earth and the sea and all na- 
tions." Hag. 2:6-7. "To shake terribly the 
earth." Isa. 2:10-21. 

During this famine, terrible plagues and pes- 
tilence will break out, and millions will die all 
over the one-fourth part of the earth, where 
the war goes on and the famine rages. Then 
the beasts of the earth, starving and probably 
suffering with the same plagues, perhaps hydro- 
phobia seizing them, will turn on men, women 
and children and destroy them. Rev. 6 :8. 

There are dreadful days just before us. 
"Pray always that ye may be accounted worthy 
to escape all these things that shall come to pass, 
and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 
21:36. 




THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST 

HE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which 
God gave unto Him, to shew unto His 
servants things which must shortly 
come to pass; and He sent and signified 

it by His angel unto His servant John, 

who bare record of the word of God, and of 
the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things 
that he saw." Rev. 1 :l-2. 

The Revelation, not of John, but of Jesus 
Christ, of facts which God gave to Him, that 
He might shew them unto His servants; things, 
not whims, but things which must shortly come 
to pass. This is a revelation, not a mystifica- 
tion, not a riddle, not a hidden secret. 

Jesus Christ reveals all the following won- 
derful things, which only God knew, until He 
gave them to Jesus Christ to be revealed to 
the holy apostle John, by an angel of God. 

John in turn bears witness of the word of 
God; and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, of 
all things that he saw. 

This, then, is a true revealing of things 
which must shortly come to pass. Our Lord 
does not present a mysterious riddle to His ser- 
vants, and have them guess what it all means. 



34 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

Blessed is he that readeth, and they 
that hear the words of this prophecy, and 
keep those things which are written 
therein; for the time is at hand. Rev. 1 :3. 

There is a blessing pronounced upon each per- 
son who reads, and upon each person who hears 
read, the words of the prophecy of this book; 
and keeps the things that are written therein. 

If this book is a series of mysteries, of dark 
sayings, of hidden things which no man can 
understand, why should God pronounce a bless- 
ing on the man or woman who reads, or hears 
read, the words of this prophecy; and how 
could one keep the things that are written 
therein, if they cannot be understood? 

Our Lord reveals facts, things that will come 
to pass; every one of them. And He wants 
us to read what He has given. To believe Him 
and obey Him, not changing or attempting to 
change, either by adding to, or taking from, 
the words of this prophecy. 

It is a serious matter to tamper with the 
words of the prophecy of this book. Hear what 
God says : 

I testify unto every man that heareth 
the words of the prophecy of this book. 
If any man shall add unto them, God 
shall add unto him the plagues which are 
written in this book: and if any man shall 
take away from the words of the book 



REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST 35 

of this prophecy, God shall take away his 
part from the tree of life, and out of the 
Holy City, which are written in this book. 
Rev. 22:18-19, R. V. 




JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 

OHN, to the seven churches which are in 
Asia : Grace be unto you, and peace from 
Him which is, and which was, and which 
is to come; and from the seven Spirits 
which are before His throne; and from 
Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, 
and the first begotten of the dead, and the 
Prince of the Kings of the Earth. Unto 
Him that loved us, and washed us from 
our sins in His own blood, and hath made 
us kings and priests unto God and His 
Father; to Him be glory and dominion 
forever and ever. Amen. Rev. 1 :4-6. 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him 
which is, and which was, and which is to come. 
"From the Almighty God; and from the seven 
Spirits that are before His throne, and from 
Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the 
first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings 
of the earth." 

Here our Lord Jesus is classed with the Al- 
mighty, and the seven Spirits that are before the 
throne of God. One with Deity, sends grace 
and peace to the children of God in the seven 



JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 37 

churches. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Ruler 
of the kings of the earth. He is, "Lord of 
Lords, and King of Kings." Rev. 17:14. He 
is the first begotten of the dead and the faithful 
witness. "Unto Him" (Jesus Christ) "that 
loved us, and washed us from our sins in His 
own blood, and hath made us kings and priests 
unto God and His Father; to Him be glory 
and dominion forever. Amen." 

The bloodwashed from every nation, tribe 
and tongue on earth are made a kingdom; God's 
Kingdom. All priests unto God. 

Behold, He cometh with clouds; and 
every eye shall see him, and they also which 
pierced him; and all kindreds of the earth 
shall wail because of Him. Even so, 
Amen. Rev. 1 :7. 

He cometh with the clouds. When the Lord 
Jesus ascended to heaven, a cloud received Him 
out of their sight; and two angels said to His 
disciples, "This same Jesus, which is taken up 
from you into heaven, shall so come in like 
manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven." 
Acts 1 :11. He will make His first appearance 
in the clouds, as He was last seen in the clouds. 
There will be a literal re-appearing of the Lord 
Jesus. "And every eye shall see Him, and they 
that pierced Him, and all the tribes of the earth 
shall mourn over him. Even so. Amen." 

This probably refers to the final closing 



38 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

scene told by our Lord, and recorded in Matt. 
25:31-32, when "He shall sit upon the throne 
of His glory and before Him shall be gath- 
ered all nations; and he shall separate them one 
from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep 
from the goats." The soldier who thrust the 
spear into His side; and all the haters of God, 
and our Lord, will be there, and shall lament, 
smite their breasts and mourn because of Him, 
when they see Him on the throne, Lord of Lords 
and King of Kings. 

"Even so, Amen." This implies that as they 
mourn over Him, or because of Him, God will 
say Amen to their mourning. 

'T am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and 
the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which 
was, and which is to come, the Almighty." 
Rev. 1 :8. 

This Revelation comes not from man, but 
from the Almighty, who is now ruling in heaven 
and among men, who was before men were on 
this earth, and who is to come forth and show 
His authority and power, closing the scene 
of man's misrule and sin. 

John, who also am your brother and 
companion in tribulation, and in the king- 
dom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in 
the isle that is called Patmos, for the word 
of God, and for the testimony of Jesus 
Christ. Rev. 1 :9. 



JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 39 

The Apostle John declares himself to be our 
brother. A brother to all who are born of 
God, and are partakers of the Divine nature. 
He also is a partaker with all the saints, in the 
tribulation that comes to all who live godly in 
Christ Jesus. He also declares himself one 
with all who make up the Kingdom of priests 
heretofore referred to. And patience in Jesus 
Christ, referring to the completed work of Jesus 
Christ in our hearts, making us as a weaned 
child, gentle as Jesus. 

He was in the isle that is called Patmos. Ban- 
ished to this island because of his devotion to 
Christ, and faithfulness to the word of God. 
Testifying to the power of Christ to save from 
sin. 

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, 
and heard behind me a great voice, as of 
a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, 
the first and the last; and. What thou seest, 
write in a book, and send it unto the seven 
church which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, 
and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and 
unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto 
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. Rev. 
1:10-11. 

He was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. Not 
in his spirit; and not in a spirit; but in The 
Spirit, the Holy Spirit. Many evil spirits have 



40 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

gone out into the world, seducing spirits. We 
are warned against all of those. 

John, being in the Spirit, saw what mortal 
man could not see, unless he is in the Spirit. 
John was carried away in the Spirit into a wil- 
derness, and saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet 
colored beast, that had not yet come into exist- 
ence. Rev. 17 :3. 

Paul was carried away in the Spirit, into 
Paradise, and heard things unlawful to be ut- 
tered. II Cor. 12:4. 

John was carried away in the Spirit on the 
Lord's day. This was the day of the week on 
which the Lord was raised from the dead. 
This is pre-eminently the Lord's day. And he 
heard behind him a great voice, as of a trumpet 
speaking. This was the v^oice of the glorified 
Christ, who then appeared to John to give 
him this Revelation, saying, "I am Alpha and 
Omega, the first and the last, and. What thou 
seest, write in a book (that it may be pre- 
served), and send it unto the seven churches 
which are in Asia." This Book of Revelation 
to he sent to each church. 

And I turned to see the voice that spake 
with me. And being turned I saw seven 
golden candlesticks; and in the midst of 
the seven candlesticks one like unto the 
Son of Man, clothed with a garment down 
to the foot, and girt about the paps with 
a golden girdle. Rev. 1 : 12-13. 



JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 41 

And John turned to see the person speaking 
to him; and he saw seven golden candlesticks. 
Only candlesticks. Not lamps, lights, or flam- 
ing torches. These candlesticks represented the 
seven churches. "The seven candlesticks are 
the seven churches." Rev. 1 :20. These candle- 
sticks are golden. Gold in the Scriptures stands 
for purity and great value. And in the midst 
of the candlesticks is one like unto the Son of 
Man. This one is Christ, standing or walking 
in the midst of His people, in each assembly 
of believers, as "Head over all things to the 
church," (Eph. 1:22) clothed with a garment 
down to the foot and girt about with a golden 
girdle. The priestly robes and girdle. Jesus 
Christ is our High Priest. 

His head and his hairs were white like 
wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were 
as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto 
fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; 
and his voice as the sound of many waters. 
Rev. 1:14-15. 

Not His hair, only, but His head was white 
as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire, 
flashing with Divine majesty, and His feet like 
unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined 
in a furnace. Glorious in appearance. And His 
voice as the sound of many waters. Majestic. 
This is our glorious risen Lord. No more the 
rejected and despised Galilean, the man of sor- 



42 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

rows, with no place to lay His head. He comes 
forth the Mighty Conqueror, with the keys 
of death and hell. 

"And he had in his right hand seven stars: 
and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged 
sword : and his countenance was as the sun shin- 
eth in his strength. And when I saAV him I fell 
at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand 
upon me, saying unto me. Fear not: I am the 
first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was 
dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, 
Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." 
Rev. 1:16-18. 

He had in his right hand seven stars. These 
stars represent the Pastors of the seven 
churches, or assemblies, upheld, directed and 
protected by their risen and glorified Lord. 
"The seven stars are the seven angels of the 
seven churches." Rev. 1 :20. Not literal angels 
of God, or spiritual beings, as we discover from 
Rev. 2:1, 8, 12, 18, and Rev. 3:1, 7, 14. In 
each of these seven commands, the Apostle 
John was ordered to write to the angel of the 
church. John could not write to an angel 
proper, or to a spiritual or heavenly being; 
but to the minister, or pastor over that particu- 
lar church or assembly. The pastor in the hand 
of his Lord, is here called an angel. 

Out of His mouth proceeded a sharp, two- 
edged sword; and His countenance was as the 
sun shineth in his strength. What a wonder- 



JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 43 

ful description of our glorified human, Divine, 
risen Lord, as He appeared to John on Patmos. 
He carries no weapon but the word of His 
mouth. He speaks and it is done. His word 
is sharper than a two-edged sword. 

When John saw Him, he fell at his feet as 
one dead. The presence of such glory; the 
Majesty of His Divine person, was more than 
the body of the sainted John could endure; and 
so he fell as one dead. 

"And He laid His right hand upon me, say- 
ing. Fear not: I am the first and the last, and 
the living one; and I was dead, and behold I 
am alive forevermore, and have the keys of 
death and hades." R. V. 

John, strengthened by the divine touch of 
his Lord, hears these soothing, wonderful 
words. The Speaker is the first of all things 
in the universe. All things were made by Him. 
"He laid the foundation of the earth and the 
heavens are the works of His hands." Heb. 
1 :10. "But made Himself of no reputation, 
and took upon him the form of a servant, and 
was made in the likeness of men; and being 
found in fashion as a man, He humbled Him- 
self, and became obedient unto death, even the 
death of the cross." Phil. 2:7, 8. He was 
dead, and, behold. He is not dead, but ahve 
forevermore, and has the keys and controls 
both death and hell. And as the risen con- 



44 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

queror of Satan, death, and hell, He commands 
John to write this Book of Revelation. 

Write the things which thou hast seen, 
and the things which are, and the things 
which shall be hereafter: The mystery of 
the seven stars which thou sawest in my 
right hand, and the seven golden candle- 
sticks. The seven stars are the angels 
of the seven churches; and the seven 
candlesticks which thou sawest are the 
seven churches. Rev. 1:19-20. 

Write, therefore. The things which have 
been shown him, and the things which are now 
before him; and all the things that shall be 
shown unto him. The mystery of the seven 
stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and 
the seven golden candlesticks. Our Lord is re- 
vealing hidden things to John, and because these 
candlesticks, and the stars, are not to be taken 
literally, He reveals their meaning, saying, The 
seven stars are the angels of the seven churches ; 
and the seven candlesticks are the seven 
churches. 

An individual church or assembly is here 
represented by a candlestick, which of itself has 
no light and can give none, but is intended to 
bear or hold a candle, lamp, or burning torch, 
that will shed light on all around. God is light, 
Christ is the light of the world, because He is 
God. And without Him we are all darkness, 



JOHN, TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 45 

and can do nothing. We must have Christ and 
God In us, as the candle Is in the candlestick. 
When, "Filled with all the fullness of God," 
Eph. 3:19, we become the "Light of the world; 
and the salt of the earth." Matt. 5 :13-14. 




THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 

ND in the days of these kings shall the 
God of Heaven set up a kingdom, which 
shall never be destroyed and the kingdom 
shall not be left to other people, but it 
shall break in pieces and consume all 
these kingdoms, and it shall stand for- 
ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the 
stone was cut out of the mountain without 
hands, and that it break in pieces the iron, 
the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; 
the great God hath made known to the 
king what shall come to pass hereafter; 
and the dream is certain, and the interpre- 
tation thereof sure. Dan. 2:44-45. 

Here God reveals to Nebuchadnezzar a se- 
ries of consequences, after which the God of 
Heaven will set up a kingdom that shall stand 
forever. And this Kingdom of God will pul- 
verize, and utterly destroy, all other kingdoms. 

Why do the heathen rage, and the peo- 
ple imagine a vain thing? The kings of 
the earth set themselves, and the rulers 
take counsel together, against the Lord, 
and against His annointed, saying, Let 



THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 47 

us break their bands asunder, and cast 
away their cords from us. He that sitteth 
in the heavens shall laugh ; the Lord shall 
have them in derision. Then shall He 
speak unto them in His wrath, and vex 
them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I 
set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I 
will declare the decree: the Lord hath said 
unto me. Thou art my Son ; this day have 
I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall 
give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, 
and the utmost parts of the earth for thy 
possession. Thou shalt break them with 
a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in 
pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now, 
therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye 
judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with 
fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the 
Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from 
the way, when His wrath is kindled but 
a little. Blessed are all they that put their 
trust in Him. Psa. 2. 

The Son of God is to be the king and ruler 
of the whole earth. God will set His Son upon 
the throne of David, in Jerusalem, and He 
shall break the kings and kingdoms of this 
earth with a rod of iron; and dash them to 
pieces like a potter's vessel. Man's rule shall 
come to an end; and God shall rule forever, and 
His kingdom shall fill the whole earth. These 



48 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

things are to come to pass in "The time of the 
end." Dan. 12:9-13. 

Of the increase of His government and 
peace there shall be no end, upon the 
throne of David, and upon His kingdom 
[in Jerusalem, and over the twelve tribes 
of Israel], to order it, and to establish 
it, with judgment and with justice from 
henceforth even forever. The zeal of 
the Lord of Hosts will perform this. 
Isa. 9:7. 

And I will set up one shepherd over 
them, and he shall feed them, even my 
servant David; he shall feed them, and 
he shall be their shepherd. And I, the 
Lord, will be their God, and my servant 
David a prince among them; I the Lord 
have spoken it. Ezek. 34:23-24. 

Isaiah and Ezekiel prophesied three hundred 
years after the death of David. So this proph- 
ecy could not refer to him; but it does refer 
to David's son, who would sit on David's 
throne in Jerusalem, and reign over all the 
earth. 

And He said unto them. How say they 
that Christ is David's son? And David 
himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The 
Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my 
right hand, till I make thine enemies thy 



THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 49 

footstool. David therefore calleth him 
Lord, how is he then his son? Luke 
20:41-44. 

The Jews could not answer this question ; but 
they knew that Jesus quoted the Scriptures cor- 
rectly, that Christ is David's son. 

In Rev. 22:16, Jesus Christ declares, "I, Je- 
sus, have sent mine angel to testify unto you 
these things in the churches; I am the root and 
the offspring of David." 

He is the prince of the kings of the earth. 
He Is the true heir to every throne on earth. 
And he will sit on David's throne in Jerusalem 
and reign over all, for a thousand years. 

I saw In the night visions, and, behold, 
one like the Son of Man came with the 
clouds of heaven, and came to the ancient 
of days, and they brought Him near be- 
fore Him. And there was given Him do- 
minion, and glory, and a kingdom, that 
all people, nations, and languages, should 
serve Him: His dominion Is an everlast- 
ing dominion, which shall not pass away, 
and His kingdom that which shall not 
be destroyed. Dan. 7:13, 14. 

Afterward shall the children of Israel 
return and seek the Lord their God, and 
David their king; and shall fear the Lord 
and His goodness In the latter days. Ho- 
sea, 3 :S. 



50 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

All of this takes place in the latter days. 
At the end of the "Times of the Gentiles." 
Luke 21:24. When the Gentiles are cut off; 
and a remnant of Israel is grafted into the true 
olive tree. Jesus Christ is the central figure 
throughout the Book of Revelation. We see 
Him in Majestic glory in the first chapter. We 
find Him overseeing the churches; commend- 
ing the good, condemning the wrong, and di- 
recting all, in the second and third chapters. 
We see Him with all the resurrected saints in 
heaven, in the seventh chapter; and opening 
the last seal in the eighth chapter. And great 
rejoicing in heaven because the kingdoms of 
this world have become the kingdoms of our 
Lord, and of His Christ, in the eleventh chap- 
ter, fifteenth verse; and we find Him the cen- 
tral figure in the tenth and eleventh verses of 
the twelfth chapter. We find Him with the 
first fruits of the resurrection, 144,000 in num- 
ber, on Mount Sion, in the fourteenth chapter. 
We find him in the sixteenth chapter, fifteenth 
verse, saying, "Behold, I come as a thief. 
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his 
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his 
shame." 

We find the beast making war with the Lamb, 
in the seventeenth chapter. And in the nine- 
teenth chapter, the marriage of the Lamb takes 
place and the Lord Jesus, with all the saints 
and angels ride on white horses, going forth 



THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 51 

to make war; and to destroy the Anti-Christ 
and his army. In the twentieth chapter, Satan 
is chained and cast into the bottomless pit, and 
Jesus Christ raises all persons who have ever 
lived on this earth and have not been heretofore 
resurrected; and, sitting on the great white 
throne, He judges them. The return of Christ 
to this earth is the subject under consideration 
all through the book. Heaven, earth, and hell 
are brought in as they relate to His coming. 
Most of the scenes occur on earth; but the 
things that occur, have their origin in heaven. 
God speaks from the throne; and the earth 
quakes. 



KEY TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION 




HERE are seven seals to be opened, and 
seven trumpets to be sounded, and seven 
thunders to utter their voices, and seven 
last plagues to be poured out. Each 
coming in their proper order, as revealed 
in this book. 

This book being a panorama of things that 
will surely occur, or come to pass, the reader 
must continually keep in mind the things that 
have already transpired; and the condition of 
the world under which he is then studying. 

There are seven seals to be opened, and at 
the opening of each seal certain things occur, 
entirely different from all other occurrences. 
These occurrences come In the order given in 
the Book of Revelation. The occurrences un- 
der the opening of each seal cannot come until 
that seal is opened. All the occurrences under 
the opening of the seven seals will have taken 
place before the first of the seven trumpets 
will be sounded. And under the sounding of 
the other trumpets, distinct and entirely differ- 
ent things come to pass. 

After the sounding of the sixth trumpet, 
seven thunders utter their voices. Those thun- 



KEY TO BOOK OF REVELATION 53 

ders will not come until six trumpets have been 
sounded. And the seventh trumpet will not be 
sounded until after the seven thunders have ut- 
tered their voices. And all of these will have 
come, and gone, before the first of the seven 
last plagues is poured out, and each plague will 
bring new scenes before us. 

We find order in all the works of God, and 
now that He is revealing to us the things which 
must come to pass, we should not expect that 
He would present them in a maze of confusion, 
but in perfect order. Remember that God is 
revealing facts, not fiction; so clearly stated, 
that He will not suffer any change to be made 
in them. 



THE BOOK OF REVELATION 




HE Book of Revelation commences with 
these words: "The Revelation of Jesus 
Christ, which God gave Him, to show 
unto His servants things which must 
shortly come to pass." 
A series of things which must come to pass 
in connection with the coming, or revealing of 
the Lord Jesus Christ. Mighty things shall 
transpire. The Devil shall be cast out, and 
imprisoned. The wicked shall be defeated. 
The earth shall be cleansed. Christ shall be 
vindicated. The sons of God shall be glori- 
ously liberated, and glorified with Christ; and 
the restoration of all earthly creatures and con- 
ditions shall be complete; and God shall be 
glorified in all. 

The Revelation, or revealing of Jesus Christ 
in His return to earth, giving the things that 
must take place, in the order in which they 
will take place, in connection with His return. 
The book is a panorama of the things seen; 
and a faithful statement of words and sounds 
heard by the holy Apostle John. All concerning 
Jesus Christ, and His return to earth to claim 
His own, and to bring them into the resurrec- 
tion life and spiritual realm in which God and 



THE BOOK OF REVELATION 55 

angels are; making their material bodies spir- 
itual bodies, with faculties and powers enabling 
them to stand in the presence of God, seeing 
His face, and comprehending heavenly things, 
and conditions as they are. In this spiritual 
and heavenly condition, we shall reign with 
Christ, on this restored earth, for a thousand 
years. This is the Sabbath of the Lord. 

The first declaration in this book after its 
introduction is, "Behold He cometh with clouds 
and every eye shall see Him; and all kindreds 
of the earth shall wail because of Him, Even 
so. Amen." And the concluding words of this 
book, from the Lord Himself, are, "Surely, I 
come quickly." 

The things heard and seen, that are herein 
recorded, were so correctly presented to John, 
and clearly stated, that not one word may be 
changed; and a great curse is pronounced 
against any person who adds to, or takes from, 
the words of the prophecy of this book. No 
such warning is appended to any other book 
in the Bible. We believe that great confusion 
has come to God's children by taking from, 
and adding to, the words of this prophecy. 

Let us study this book very carefully, and 
observe very closely what God says. 

The Book of Revelation seems to be the last 
book in the sacred volume given to the church. 
This being a fact, we must study it in connec- 
tion with what our Lord said about His re- 
turn to this earth, recorded in John 14: 2, 3, 



56 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and In connection with all other Scriptures on 
this subject. 

In my Father's house are many man- 
sions: if It were not so, I would have told 
you. I go to prepare a place for you. 
And If I go and prepare a place for you, 
I will come again, and receive you unto 
myself; that where I am, there ye may be 
also. John 14: 2, 3. 

The return of our Lord to take us to His 
Father's Home Is mentioned hundreds of times 
In the Bible, and Is the brightest star In all 
our constellation. If the Book of Revelation 
Is really a revelation of things In connection 
with His return to this earth, then we will find 
the proof of that fact In this book. 

The Lord Jesus gave the apostles a clear 
statement of the signs of His coming back to 
earth. In the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew, 
In the thirteenth chapter of Mark, and in the 
twenty-first chapter of Luke. As Jesus and 
His disciples passed out of the temple, they 
called His attention to the buildings and great 
stones, and Jesus answered: "See ye not all 
these things? Verily I say unto you, There 
shall not be left here one stone upon another, 
that shall not be thrown down." Matt. 24:2. 

And as He sat upon the Mount of 
Olives, over against the temple, Peter and 
James and John and Andrew asked him 



THE BOOK OF REVELATION 57 

privately, Tell us, when shall these things 
be? and what shall be the sign of Thy 
coming, and of the end of the world? 
And Jesus answered and said unto them, 
Take heed that no man deceive you. For 
many shall come in my name, saying, I 
am Christ; and shall deceive many. Matt. 
24:3-5. 

Go ye not, therefore, after them. But 
when ye shall hear of wars and commo- 
tions, be not terrified: for these things 
must first come to pass; but the end is not 
by and by. Then said He unto them, Na- 
tion shall rise against nation, and kingdom 
against kingdom : and great earthquakes 
shall be in divers places, and famines, and 
pestilences; and fearful sights and great 
signs shall there be from heaven. But 
before all these, they shall lay their hands 
on you, and persecute you, delivering you 
up to the synagogues and into prisons, be- 
ing brought before kings and rulers for my 
name's sake. And it shall turn to you 
for a testimony. Settle it therefore in 
your hearts, not to mediate before what 
ye shall answer: for I will give you a 
mouth and wisdom, which all your adver- 
saries shall not be able to gainsay nor 
resist. And ye shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake. But there shall not 
an hair of your head perish. In your pa- 



58 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

tience possess ye your souls. And when 
ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with 
armies, then know that the desolation 
thereof is nigh. Then let them which are 
in Judea flee to the mountains; and let 
them which are in the midst of it depart 
out; and let not them that are in the 
' countries enter thereinto. For these be 
the days of vengeance, that all things 
which are written may be fulfilled. But 
woe unto them that are with child, and to 
them that give suck, in those days, for 
there shall be great distress in the land, 
and wrath upon this people. And they 
shall fall by the edge of the sword, and 
shall be led away captive into all nations: 
and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of 
the Gentiles, until the times of the Gen- 
tiles be fulfilled. Luke 21:8-24. 
This Scripture covers the destruction of Jeru- 
salem, and the curse that fell on the Jews and 
their land, down to this day. This is the an- 
swer of our Lord to the question asked, "When 
shall these things be?" referring to His decla- 
ration that, "Not one stone shall be left that 
shall not be thrown down." 

All this Scripture has been literally fulfilled. 
Read Josephus' description of the destruction 
of Jerusalem, and the history of the Jews down 
to the present time, and you will see how ac- 
curately Christ foretold it all. 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 




OW we come to the second question, con- 
cerning the return of our Lord. "Tell 
us, what shall be the sign of Thy com- 
ing." The destruction of Jerusalem, and 
the wars, pestilences, famines, fearful 
sights and signs since then, are not the signs of 
His coming. What are the signs of His com- 
ing? Our Lord answers this question in Mat- 
thew 24:23, and in Mark 13:21, and in Luke, 
21:25. 

Then if any man shall say unto you, 
Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it 
not. For there shall arise false Christs, 
and false prophets, and shall shew great 
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it 
were possible, they shall deceive the very 
elect. Behold, I have told you before. 
Wherefore, if they shall say unto you. 
Behold, He is in the desert, go not forth : 
behold, He is in the secret chambers; be- 
lieve it not. For as the lightning cometh 
out of the east, and shineth even unto the 
west, so shall also the coming of the Son 
of Man be. * * * Immediately after the 
tribulation of those days shall the sun be 
darkened, and the moon shall not give her 



60 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, 
and the powers of the heavens shall be 
shaken : and then shall appear the sign 
of the Son of Man in heaven: and then 
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, 
and they shall see the Son of Man coming 
in the clouds of heaven with power and 
great glory. And He shall send His 
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, 
and they shall gather together His elect 
from the four winds, from one end of 
heaven to the other. Now learn a parable 
of the fig tree: When his branch is yet 
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know 
that summer is nigh. Matt. 24:23-32. 

And when these things begin to come to 
pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; 
for your redemption draweth nigh. And 
He spake to them a parable: Behold the 
fig tree, and all the trees : When they now 
shoot forth, ye see and know of your own 
selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 
So likewise ye, when ye see these things 
come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom 
of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say 
unto you. This generation shall not pass 
away till all be fulfilled. Heaven and 
earth shall pass away: but my words shall 
not pass away. Luke 21 :28-33. 
As the leaves coming forth in the spring- 
time on the fig tree, and all the trees, indicate 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 61 

winter is past, and the spring is present, and 
the summer is near: so the three signs here 
given indicate that the Lord Jesus is at the 
door, to raise the dead, and translate the liv- 
ing saints; and to set up His kingdom upon 
earth for a thousand years. 

And our Lord tells us that when the first 
sign appears, that is the darkness, thick dark- 
ness, to lift up your heads, for your redemption 
draweth nigh. And when all three signs have 
been seen by us, to know that it, the Kingdom 
of God, is at the door, that Christ may then 
appear any minute. 

These signs come immediately after the 
tribulations of those days. The world will have 
been in tribulation just before these signs ap- 
pear, and all of these signs will come in con- 
junction, one with the other, as given by our 
Lord. The generation then living will see all 
the signs; and will not pass away until Jesus 
Christ comes, and raises the righteous dead and 
translates the righteous living, taking them up 
into heaven; and until the Anti-Christ has fin- 
ished his reign of destruction and blasphemy. 
Then the Lord will return to this earth, bring- 
ing the saints with Him, to destroy all people 
who have taken the mark of the beast, or Anti- 
Christ. And the Anti-Christ and the False 
Prophet will be cast alive into the lake of fire 
and brimstone; and Satan will be bound and 
shut up in the bottomless pit for one thousand 



62 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

years; and the Lord Jesus, who is the Prince of 
the Kings of the Earth, shall reign over the 
whole earth during the thousand years. 

This will be the Sabbath of the Lord: For 
the "earth shall be full of the knowledge of 
the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Isa. 
11:9. 

If the Book of Revelation is a panorama of 
the occurrences before, at, and after, the com- 
ing of Christ, we will find the signs of His 
coming, as He gave them to the disciples. And 
we will also find them in their proper place 
in relation to all other scenes and phenomena. 

And I beheld when he had opened the 
sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earth- 
quake; and the sun became black as sack- 
cloth of hair, and the moon became as 
blood: And the stars of heaven fell unto 
the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her 
untimely figs, when she is shaken of a 
mighty wind. And the heavens parted 
as a scroll when it is rolled together: and 
every mountain and island were moved 
out of their places. Rev. 6:12-14. 

Here are all the signs given by our Lord 
Jesus Christ to the disciples, and in conjunc- 
tion, one after the other; and in the same order 
that Christ gave them. And coming in con- 
junction with a world earthquake, that will 
move every mountain and island out of their 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 63 

places, and causing consternation throughout 
the whole world. 

"And the kings of the earth, and the great 
men and the rich men, and the chief captains, 
and the mighty men, and every bondman, and 
every free man, hid themselves in the dens and 
in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the 
mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us 
from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, 
and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great 
day of His wrath is come; and who shall be 
able to stand? Rev. 6:15-17. 

The signs all being present, or having oc- 
curred, indicate that Christ is at the door, to 
raise the dead. The whole world is thrown 
into terror, and cry out for rocks to fall on 
them. Now we have a fact established: Jesus 
Christ will come when the sixth seal is opened. 
Not before, not later. This world earthquake 
will usher in the signs of His coming. All 
fairly well-informed people know that such 
an earthquake, world-wide, moving every 
mountain and island out of their places, fol- 
lowed by the sun becoming black as sackcloth 
of hair, and the moon appearing as blood, and 
the stars falling to the earth, has not taken 
place since the Book of Revelation was given. 
But it will take place, and come as accurately 
as the destruction of Jerusalem came. And 
when it does come, Jesus Christ will be at the 
door to raise the dead, and catch the saints 
away. 



64 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

And as we have borne the Image of the 
earthy, we shall also bear the image of 
the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, 
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the 
Kingdom of God; neither doth corrup- 
tion inherit Incorruption. Behold, I shew 
you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, 
but we shall all be changed, in a moment, 
in the twinkling of an eye, at the last 
trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and 
the dead shall be raised Incorruptible, and 
we shall be changed. For this corruptible 
must put on incorruption, and this mortal 
must put on immortality. So when this 
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, 
and this mortal shall have put on immor- 
tality, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that Is written, Death is swallowed 
up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? 
O grave, where Is thy victory? I Cor, 
15:49-55. 

For the Lord Himself shall descend 
from heaven with a shout, with the voice 
of the archangel, and with the trump of 
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise 
first: then we which are alive and remain 
shall be caught up together with them in 
the clouds, to meet the Lord In the air; 
and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 
Wherefore comfort one another with these 
words. I Thes. 4:16, 18. 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 65 

I tell you, In that night there shall be 
two men in one bed; the one shall ba 
taken, and the other shall be left. Two 
women shall be grinding together; the one 
shall be taken, and the other left. Two 
men shall be in the field; the one shall be 
taken, and the other left. Luke 17 :34-36. 

In these three Scriptures we have the resur- 
rection clearly stated, taking place at the com- 
ing of the Lord Jesus to gather the saints unto 
Himself, as set forth in II Thes. 2:1. 

When the sixth seal is opened, God will 
shake terribly the earth. 

And they shall go into the holes of the 
rocks, and into the caves of the earth, 
for fear of the Lord, and for the glory 
of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake 
terribly the earth. In that day a man 
shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols 
of gold, which they made each one for 
himself to worship, to the moles and to 
the bats ; to go into the clefts of the rocks, 
and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for 
fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His 
majesty, when He ariseth to shake ter- 
ribly the earth. Isa. 2:19-21. 

And the sun will become black as sackcloth 
of hair, and the moon will become as blood, 
and the stars will fall unto the earth. This is 



66 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

all positively stated by the Lord Himself. And 
the resurrection will then take place. 

And I saw another angel ascending from 
the east, having the seal of the living 
God: and he cried with a loud voice to 
the four angels, to whom it was given to 
hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt 
not the earth, neither the sea, nor the 
trees, till we have sealed the servants of 
our God in their foreheads. And I heard 
the number of them which were sealed: 
and there were sealed a hundred and 
forty and four thousand of all the tribes 
of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of 
Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve 
thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were 
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the 
tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve 
thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were 
sealed twelve thouasnd. Of the tribe of 
Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of Issachar were 
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve 
thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were 
sealed twelve thousand. Rev. 7 :2-8. 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 67 

And then after this sealing of the 144,000: 

First Resurrection 

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great 
multitude, which no man could number, 
of all nations, and kindreds, and people, 
and tongues, stood before the throne, and 
before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, 
and palms in their hands; and cried with 
a loud voice, saying. Salvation to our God 
which sitteth upon the throne, and unto 
the Lamb. And all the angels stood round 
about the throne, and about the elders and 
the four beasts, and fell before the throne 
on their faces, and worshipped God, say- 
ing. Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wis- 
dom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and 
power, and might, be unto our God for- 
ever and ever. Amen. And one of the 
elders answered, saying unto me, What are 
these which are arrayed in white robes, 
and whence came they? And I said unto 
him. Sir, thou knowest. And he said to 
me, These are they which came out of 
great tribulation, and have washed their 
robes, and made them white in the blood 
of the Lamb. Therefore are they before 
the throne of God, and serve Him day 
and night in His temple: and He that sit- 
teth on the throne shall dwell among them. 



68 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst 
any more; neither shall the sun light on 
them, nor any heat: for the Lamb which 
is in the midst of the throne shall feed 
them and shall lead them unto living 
fountains of waters, and God shall wipe 
all tears from their eyes. Rev. 7:9-17. 

Here we have the positive statement that 
these are the resurrected saints from all na- 
tions, kindreds, peoples and tongues, having 
washed their robes in the Blood of the Lamb; 
and having come up out of great tribulation. 
Therefore, because they have washed their 
robes in the Blood of the Lamb, and have come 
out of great tribulation, they are now off of 
the earth, and out of their earthly conditions; 
and are before the throne of God in heaven, 
to serve Him day and night In His temple, and 
God Himself shall dwell among them, and the 
Lamb which is In the midst shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto living fountains of 
waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from 
their eyes. 

While the fifth angel was sealing the 144,000 
on earth, the Lord Jesus, as a thief In the night, 
according to His own word, and according to 
I Thes. 5 :2, and suddenly, "In the twinkling of 
an eye," changes the living saints, as set forth 
in I Cor. 15:52; and catches them up to be 
forever with the Lord, as also set forth In I 
Thes. 4:17. 



THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING 69 

Observe, all of this comes under the opening 
of the sixth seal. The seventh seal has not been 
opened yet; and five seals had been opened be- 
fore the sixth seal was opened; and under the 
opening of each seal, tremendous things occur, 
in heaven, on earth, or in hell. All of these 
are stirred because of what God is doing. 

This scene in heaven has brought all the 
angels together, surrounding the throne, and 
the elders and the living creatures, because of 
the occurrence that has just taken place; the 
home-coming of all the resurrected children of 
God, in their glorified state, with their shining 
faces. The Blood-washed sons of God, at 
Home, and all the angels present. They hear 
the saints crying out, "Salvation to our God, 
which sitteth on the throne, and unto the 
Lamb." Referring to their own salvation, their 
purification, their elevation from sin to sonship, 
sons of God, by the Blood of the Lamb. And 
the angels fell before the throne on their faces, 
and worshiped God, saying, "Amen." This 
amen, was amen to what the saints had said. 

This scene is a Jubilee in heaven over the 
home-coming of the Blood-washed throng. All 
the saints are here from all nations, and kindred 
and people, and tongues; and all the angels, 
too; all worshipping God and the Lamb, The 
saints are not yet crowned, for the wedding 
supper of the Lamb has not yet taken place. 
That comes in the nineteenth chapter of Reve- 



70 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

lation. The coming of Jesus Christ is definitely 
fixed, to take place at the opening of the sixth 
seal. If we will carefully consider what things 
come to pass on the opening of the first, second, 
third, fourth and fifth seals, we may discover 
where we now are, in relation to the coming of 
our Lord. 




JOHN CAUGHT UP INTO HEAVEN 

FTER this I looked, and, behold, a door 
was opened in heaven and the first voice 
which I heard was as it were of a trum- 
pet talking with me; which said. Come 
up hither, and I will shew thee things 
which must be hereafter. And imme- 
diately I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a 
throne was set in heaven and one sat on 
the throne. And he that sat was to look 
upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and 
there was a rainbow round about the 
throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 
Rev. 4:1-3. 

After John had written in a book the mes- 
sages for the seven churches in Asia, recorded 
in the second and third chapters of Revelation, 
he looked and saw a door opened in heaven; 
an opening through the clouds, enabling him 
to see beyond earthly things. And he heard a 
voice as of a trumpet speaking to him; the same 
voice that he heard when on Patmos, on the 
Lord's day. Rev. 1:10. The voice of the 
Lord Jesus Christ. The voice that reaches 
and thrills the soul, saying, Come up hither and 
I will shew thee things which must come to pass 



72 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

hereafter. Up into heaven where Jesus Christ 
is, and He, Jesus Christ, will show John things, 
the very things that must come to pass hereafter. 
Not phantoms, or symbols or myths, but reali- 
ties; things that must come to pass. 

Straightway (immediately) I was in the 
Spirit, as he was on the Lord's day, in Patmos, 
and being in the Spirit he could hear spiritual 
things and see spiritual beings. In this state 
he was caught up into heaven; not in body, for 
flesh and blood could not be caught up into 
heaven, but his soul and spirit could be. The 
Lord had said unto him, Come up hither, and 
the power that commanded him, caught him up 
into heaven, where he saw the throne of God, 
and One sitting upon the throne. This one is 
God, sitting upon His throne. And He that 
sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine 
stone. Jasper is a precious stone of various 
colors, as purple, blue, green. The New Jeru- 
salem, in heaven, is said to have light like a 
jasper stone, clear as crystal (Rev. 21:11); 
and a sardine stone is a bright red color. 

The prophet Ezekiel was permitted to see 
the Lord on His throne, and he said: 

And I saw as the color of amber, as 
the appearance of fire round about within 
it from the appearance of his loins even 
upward, and from the appearance of his 
loins even downward, I saw as it were the 



JOHN CAUGHT UP INTO HEAVEN 73 

appearance of fire, and it had brightness 
round about. As the appearance of the 
bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, 
so was the appearance of the brightness 
round about. This was the appearance 
of the Hkeness of the glory of the Lord. 
And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, 
and I heard a voice of one that spake. 
Ezek. 1:27-28. 

Twenty-four Thrones 

The rainbow around the throne was like an 
emerald. A soft green color. "And round 
about the throne were four and twenty seats 
[thrones, R. V.], and upon the seats I saw four 
and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white rai- 
ment; and they had on their heads crowns of 
gold. And out of the throne proceeded light- 
nings and thunderings and voices : and there 
were seven lamps of fire burning before the 
throne, which are the seven spirits of God." 
Rev. 4:4, 5. 

And these four and twenty thrones were oc- 
cupied at that time by four and twenty elders 
arrayed in white garments; and on their heads 
were crowns of gold. We find in chapter five, 
eighth verse, that these elders had each one 
of them a harp, and golden vials full of in- 
cense, which are the prayers of the saints. 
There is good reason to believe that these el- 
ders were glorified saints, crowned and robed 



74 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and enthroned, with harp in hand praising God 
for their salvation. 

And I John saw these things, and heard 

them. And when I had heard and seen, 

I fell down to worship before the feet of 

the angel which shewed me these things. 

Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not; 

for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy 

brethren the prophets, and of them which 

keep the sayings of this book: worship 

God. Rev. 22:8, 9. 

John supposed this angel was God, because 

of his glorious appearance, and fell down at 

his feet to worship him. "Then said he unto 

me, see thou do it not: for I am thy fellow 

servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and 

of them which keep the sayings of this book: 

worship God." Here we find a human being 

glorified; and in the likeness of God: so John 

thought he was God. And this resurrected 

human being, now glorified, is sent by the Lord 

Jesus to show John the things that must come 

to pass. But how came this person and the 

twenty-four elders to be in heaven, when John 

was caught up, about the year A. D. 96? 

Anszver: 

Because, "The graves were opened and 
many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 
and came out of the graves after His resurrec- 
tion, and went into the holy city, and appeared 
unto many." Matt. 27:52, S2,. 



JOHN CAUGHT UP INTO HEAVEN 75 

These saints who came out of their graves 
after Jesus arose, are, along with Christ "First- 
fruits" of the resurrection. 

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive. But every man in 
his own order: Christ the first-fruits; af- 
terward, they that are Christ's at His 
coming. Then cometh the end, when He 
shall have delivered up the kingdom to 
God, even the Father; when He shall have 
put down all rule and all authority and 
power. I Cor. 15 : 22-24. 

Here are the three orders of the resurrection. 
First Christ and the many bodies of the saints 
that had fallen asleep, who came out of their 
graves after Him. These are the first-fruits of 
the resurrection, or the first order or company 
to enter into the glorified resurrection life with 
God. 

Second Order: "They that are Christ's at 
His coming." These are the second order, or 
company that will be raised when Jesus comes. 
"Then cometh the end," or the third order or 
company, when all the remaining dead will be 
raised. Rev. 20:13. Further proof is found 
in Rev. 14:1-4, as follows: 

The First Fruits 

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on 
the mount Zion, and with him a hundred 
forty and four thousand, having his Fath- 



76 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

er's name written in their foreheads. And 
I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice 
of many waters, and as the voice of a great 
thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers 
harping with their harps: and they sung 
as it were a new song before the throne, 
and before the four beasts [living creat- 
ures, R.V.], and the elders: and no man 
could learn that song but the hundred and 
forty and four thousand, which were re- 
deemed from the earth. These are they 
which were not defiled with women; for 
they are virgins. These arc they which 
follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. 
These were redeemed from among men, 
being the first-fruits unto God and to the 
Lamb. 

This company who were resurrected when 
Jesus came forth conqueror over death and hell, 
and who have been with Him, following the 
Lamb whithersoever He goeth, can sing a song 
that no other saint can sing. Jesus Christ is our 
High Priest; and as such He took those resur- 
rected saints, the first-fruits, the wave sheaf; and 
presented them to God, a wave offering, the 
First-fruits of the great harvest of saints that 
will be gathered home when our Lord shall re- 
appear. 

Now we see clearly why John found the twen- 
ty-four elders; and the one who showed him the 
things that must shortly come to pass, already 



JOHN CAUGHT UP INTO HEAVEN 77 

crowned and on thrones in heaven, wearing their 
white robes with harp in hand. 

And out of the throne proceeded hghtnings 
and voices and thunders, indicating the awful 
Majesty and power of God. Moses feared and 
quaked when he saw and heard the lightning 
flash and the thunder roar, on Sinai. 

"And there were seven lamps of fire burning 
before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of 
God." Our God is a consuming fire to the 
wicked, who continue impenitent. These seven 
flames of fire indicate God in His fullness. 

And before the throne there was a sea 
of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst 
of the throne, and round about the throne, 
were four beasts full of eyes before and 
behind. And the first beast was like a 
lion, and the second beast like a calf, and 
the third beast had a face as a man, and the 
fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And 
the four beasts had each of them six wings 
about him ; and they were full of eyes with- 
in : and they rest not day and night, saying, 
Holy, holy, holy. Lord God Almighty, 
which was, and is, and is to come. Rev. 
4:6-8. 
And before the throne, as it were, a sea of 
glass, like unto crystal. Not glass in fact; but 
it had the appearance of glass; clear and beauti- 
ful as crystal; wonderfully grand and glorious 
to behold. 



78 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

And round about the throne, in the midst 
of the throne, were four liv^ing creatures full 
of eyes before and behind. The prophet 
Ezekiel saw and described four living creatures 
quite similar to these. See Ezek. 1 :4-28. Read 
this description, it is very wonderful. 

The prophet Isaiah saw and described the 
seraphim in the presence of the Lord sitting 
on His throne. "Above it stood the seraphim: 
each one had six wings; with twain he covered 
his face, and with twain he covered his feet, 
and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto 
another, and said. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord 
of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 
And the posts of the door moved at the voice 
of him that cried, and the house was filled 
with smoke." Isa. 6:2-4. 

This was seven hundred and sixty years be- 
fore Christ appeared on earth. Those seraphim 
could not be redeemed, resurrected human be- 
ings for no human being had been resurrected 
at that time. Neither could they be resurrected 
until our Lord had arisen from the dead. He is 
the first-fruits of them that slept. 

Those seraphim have six wings; and four 
faces, similar to the living creatures in Rev. 
4:6-8. The living creatures in Rev. 4:6-8 were 
flying "In the midst of the throne, and round 
about the throne." And the seraphim Isaiah 
saw "Stood above the throne." Isa. 6:2. 
Those could not be human beings flying or 
standing in or above the throne of God. 



JOHN CAUGHT UP IiNTO HEAVEN 79 

We believe all these descriptions refer to the 
same living creatures and that these living crea- 
tures are heavenly beings, and not human beings. 
There is nothing in their appearance or descrip- 
tion, or actions, indicating that they are glori- 
fied human beings. On the contrary, at their 
initiative the twenty-four elders fell down be- 
fore God, and worshipped Him. These living 
creatures are constantly on the move, in and 
around the throne, crying, Holy, holy, holy, is 
the Lord God, the Almighty. 

And when the living creatures give glory 
and honour and thanks to him that sat on 
the throne, who liveth forever and ever, 
the four and twenty elders fall down be- 
fore him that sat on the throne, and wor- 
ship him that liveth forever and ever, and 
cast their crowns before the throne, saying. 
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory 
and honour and power: for thou hast 
created all things, and for thy pleasure 
they are and were created. Rev. 4:9-11. 

The living creatures, although so closely con- 
nected with the throne, were not crowned. 
Crowns are only for the children of God, per- 
sons who have been born of God, made partak- 
ers of the Divine nature. Heirs of God, and 
joint heirs with Christ. The elders were 
crowned, showing that they were resurrected, 
glorified human beings. There is no mention in 



80 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the Bible of any of the heavenly host wearing 
crowns, except God; and His children. Men 
and women who, having been born of God, are 
sons. Not bastards, but sons of God. They 
will wear crowns. 




A BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS 

ND I saw in the right hand of him that 
sat on the throne a book written within 
and on the backside, sealed with seven 
seals. And I saw a strong angel pro- 
claiming with a lour v-oice, Who is 
worthy to open the book, and to loose 
the seals thereof? And no man in 
heaven, nor in earth, neither under the 
earth, was able to open the book, neither 
to look thereon. And I wept much, 
because no man was found worthy to open 
and to read the book, neither to look there- 
on. And one of the elders saith unto me. 
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of 
Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed 
to open the book, and to loose the seven 
seals thereof. Rev. 5:1-5. 

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat 
on the throne, a book. The Almighty God, 
seated on His throne and holding a book in His 
right hand. The book was not a blank, but was 
full of writing, known only to God, the writer, 
and never given to any person. This book was 
sealed with seven seals, indicating that it con- 
tained secrets ; and was kept in the right hand of 
God that no one might discover the secrets; 



82 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

secrets kept from all the human family down to 
that time. 

A strong angel; but he could not open the 
book. With a great voice, indicating great earn- 
estness and anxiety; crying out, Who is worthy, 
or has the authority, wisdom, power or ability 
to loose the seals that God has placed upon the 
book; and to open the book and reveal its 
secrets. 

And no one in heaven, or on earth, or under 
the earth, no angelic being, and no earthly 
being, and no demon could loose the seals and 
reveal the secrets of God. 

And I wept much. Great sorrow that no one 
in the whole universe was able to reveal the 
secrets concealed in that book. 

And one of the elders said. Weep not, for 
there is one, only one, who is both God and man, 
creator and created. "The Lion that is of the 
tribe of Judah." The creator of David hath 
overcome Satan, death and hell, that He might 
open the book and bring salvation to men. 

And I saw in the midst of the throne and 
of the four living creatures, and in the 
midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as 
though it had been slain, having seven 
horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven 
Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. 
And he came, and he taketh it out of the 
right hand of him that sat on the throne. 
And when he had taken the book, the four 



A BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS 83 

living creatures and the four and twenty 
elders fell down before the Lamb, having 
each one a harp, and golden bowls full of 
incense, which are the prayers of the 
saints. Rev. 5 :6-8. R. V. 

And I saw in the midst of the throne: The 
center; that is, where God sat; and who could be 
there but God? And of the four living 
creatures: The center of their sphere of activ- 
ity. And in the midst of the elders: In this 
central place with God, I saw a Lamb standing: 
Not seated on the throne. As though it had 
been slain: Showing evidences of having been 
killed, but now alive again. This is the Lamb 
of God, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Having seven 
horns: Horns indicate power; and seven indi- 
cates fullness; having all power. "All power is 
given unto me in heaven and in earth." Matt. 
28:18. And seven eyes, which are the seven 
Spirits of God: To see and to do what God 
sees and does throughout all the earth. And he 
came and he taketh it: The Lamb, the Lord 
Jesus Christ took the book out of the hand of 
His Father, being "One with the Father." John 
17 :22. And when He had taken the book, the 
four living creatures and the four and twenty 
elders fell down before the Lamb : This would 
have been sacrilege, blasphemy, treason, if the 
Lamb was not God, One with the Father. Hav- 
ing each one a harp and golden bowls : A harp 



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to make music and golden bowls full of incense, 
prayers of the saints; pouring out true worship 
before the Lamb. 

And they sing a new song, saying. 
Worthy art thou to take the book, and to 
open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, 
and didst purchase unto God with thy blood 
men of every tribe, and tongue, and peo- 
ple, and nation, and madest them to be 
unto our God a kingdom and priests; and 
they reign upon the earth. Rev. 5:9-10. 
R. V. 

And they sing a new song, saying: None of 
the saints except the first-fruits can sing the New 
Song, These singers are the saints whom our 
Lord raised from the dead when He arose. See 
Matt. 27:50-53. 

Saying, worthy art thou to take the book: 
None else could. No human being, no angel. 
Christ alone could take the book and open it, 
and reveal the secret things of God. 

"For thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto 
God with thy blood men of every tribe, and 
tongue, and people, and nation." Jesus bought 
men of all nations and tribes and tongues by 
dying; a sacrifice for them, to atone for their 
sins. There is no salvation, but by the Blood of 
Christ. 

"And madest them to be unto our God a king- 
dom and priests." Men washed and cleansed by 



A BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS 85 

the Blood of Jesus Christ, though they be from 
every nation on earth, are formed into a new 
Nation, a heavenly kingdom, with God as their 
King; and all persons thus saved are made, "A 
royal priesthood." I Peter, 2:9. "To offer up 
spiritual sacrifices unto God." I Peter 2:5. 

"And they reign upon the earth." This has 
reference to the Millenial reign of Christ for a 
thousand years on the earth. The saints, the 
bride, the Lamb's wife will reign with Him. 

And I saw, and I heard a voice of many 
angels round about the throne and the liv- 
ing creatures and the elders; and the num- 
ber of them was ten thousand times ten 
thousand, and thousands of thousands; 
saying with a great voice. Worthy is the 
Lamb that hath been slain to receive the 
power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, 
and honour, and glory, and blessing. Rev. 
5:11-12. R.V. 

"And I saw, and I heard a voice of many 
angels." These angels were around the throne 
and the living creatures, and the elders. All the 
first-fruits are next to the throne; and the angels 
form a circular company around them. 

And the number of them was ten thousand 
times ten thousand. This is one hundred mil- 
lion. Then, in addition to those, there were 
thousands of thousands more. This innumer- 
able multitude were angels. The company of 



86 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

first-fruits were an hundred and forty and four 
thousand. Rev. 12:1-5. 

This great multitude of angels were saying 
with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that 
hath been slain, to receive the power, and riches, 
and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, 
and blessing. All the angels in heaven shout 
the praises of the Lord Jesus Christ because He 
is God, One with the Father. And John de- 
clares, I saw and I heard this worshipping by all 
those angels and what they said. 

And every created thing which is in the 
heaven, and on the earth, and under the 
earth, and on the sea, and all things that 
are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that 
sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, 
be the blessing, and the honor, and the 
glory, and the dominion, forever and ever. 
And the four living creatures said. Amen. 
And the elders fell down and worshipped. 
Rev. 5:13-14. R. V. 
And every created thing which is in heaven: 
Angels and glorified saints in heaven are not 
"things." The company of first-fruits first fell 
down and worshipped the Lamb. And all the 
multitudes of angels shouted the praises of the 
Lamb. And all other created things in heaven, 
and earth and sea : I understand that these 
created things are "the birds that fly in mid- 
heaven." (Rev. 19:17). And on the earth: 
all beasts and creeping things. And under the 



A BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS 87 

earth : living things that dwell under the surface 
of the earth. And on the sea : water fowl. And 
all things in the sea : fishes and living creatures 
of every kind. Heard I say: John heard all 
created things saying: Unto Him that sitteth 
on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the Bless- 
ing and the glory, and the dominion, forever 
and ever. John heard them say this. Being in 
the Spirit he could hear and see things that other 
men could not see and hear. This looks as 
though the animal creation, at that time, joined 
in the chorus of worship and praise to God and 
the Lamb. 

And the four living creatures in heaven said, 
Amen to what had just been uttered by the 
created things. And the four and twenty elders 
in heaven fell down and worshiped. 

Nearly all of this chapter Is an exaltation of 
the "Slain Lamb of God," who taketh away the 
sin of the world. This exaltation is by the 
heavenly host, and the redeemed resurrected 
first-fruits who see things In their true light, 
and see Jesus Christ one with God; and appar- 
ently all created things that were not in the 
transgression, praised God and the Lamb. 

Men still on the earth seem to have taken 
no part in that wonderful time of worship. The 
rejoicing and worship of the Lamb recorded 
in this chapter must not be confounded with the 
time when "Every knee should bow, of things 
in heaven and things on earth and things under 



88 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the earth; and that every tongue should con- 
fess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of 
God the Father." Phil 2:10, 11. This last 
Scripture, evidently refers to the judgment day. 
The worship of the Lamb in heaven, in which 
all created things, even on, and in the sea, took 
a part, occurred at the time the Lamb took the 
book to open it. So this worship of the Lamb 
took place before the first seal of this book was 
opened, and before any of the occurrences re- 
corded took place, at the opening of each and 
every seal. 

The book referred to could not be the book 
containing the plan or work of our redemption, 
for that book had been fully opened before 
John was caught up into heaven. Our Lord 
had been born and crucified and resurrected, 
and glorified; and tens of thousands had been 
washed and cleansed and baptized with the 
Holy Ghost, and many of them were in Para- 
dise at that time. The book of "Revelation" is 
certainly the book referred to. 




OPENING THE SEVEN SEALS 

ND I saw when the Lamb opened one of 
the seven seals, and I heard one of the 
four living creatures saying as with a 
voice of thunder, Come. And I saw, 
and behold, a white horse, and he that 
sat thereon had a bow; and there was given 
unto him a crown : and he came forth con- 
quering and to conquer. Rev. 6:1, 2, 
R. V. 

"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of 
the seven seals." John has eyes and ears open, 
so that he may write down all that he saw and 
heard. And he said, I saw the seal opened, 
and what followed the opening of that seal. 

"And I heard one of the four living creatures 
saying as with the voice of thunder, Come." 
This voice like as of thunder implies Deity. It 
was from the throne, although it came through 
one of the living creatures. "Come." This is 
a command to move toward or from the com- 
mander. To come or to go. The Greek word 
implies either. In this case it evidently means 
Go, as the sequel proves, for in each case a horse 
and his rider went forth to destroy. 

This horse was white, indicating victory, 
often indicating purity or righteousness. Prob- 



90 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

ably in this case used to deceive the people. 
"And he that sat thereon had a bow." Always 
indicating war. "And he came forth conquer- 
ing, and to conquer." He went forth to con- 
quer by use of the bow and continued the con- 
quest from conquering to conquer others, on 
and on to the end. "And there was given unto 
him a crown." Then he had no crown prior to 
this time, but one was given to him by some 
party who had one to give. This person 
cannot be the Lord Jesus for we find Him in 
Rev. 19:12, wearing many crowns; and it 
cannot be Satan, for we find him in Rev. 12:3, 
having se\en crowns. The Lord Jesus Christ 
is nowhere spoken of or represented as con- 
quering by a bow. The bow is mentioned fifty- 
three times in the Scriptures, and fifty-one times 
it is man's bow with which to kill, and once, 
God's bow to bring war, and this person on 
the white horse had a bow. This bow means 
war and not salvation. 

We find that following this white horse and 
his rider, there came a red horse and his rider, 
and he took peace from the earth, not from a 
nation or two, but peace from all nations. This 
means a world war. This war is the inevitable 
consequence of the mission of the first horse and 
his rider, who went forth to conquer the world 
and succeeds in doing so. See Rev. 13:7. 
"And power was given him over all kindreds, 
and tongues and nations." 

This first rider, on the white horse, received 



OPENING THE SEVEN SEALS 91 

the command from the throne to Come, or Go 
forth in this campaign of destruction. Who is 
he ? Read II Thes. 2:1-10, which is as follows : 

Now we beseech you, brethren, touching 
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
our gathering together unto him; to the 
end that ye be not quickly shaken from 
your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by 
spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, 
as that the day of the Lord is now present; 
let no man beguile you in any wise : for it 
will not be, except the falling away come 
first, and the man of sin be revealed, the 
son of perdition, he that opposeth and 
exalteth himself against all that is called 
God or that is worshiped; so that he sit- 
teth in the temple of God, setting himself 
forth as God. Remember ye not, that, 
when I was yet with you, I told you these 
things? And now ye know that which re- 
straineth, to the end that he may be 
revealed in his own season. For the mys- 
tery of lawlessness doth already work: 
only there is one that restraineth now, 
until he be taken out of the way. And 
then shall be revealed the lawless one, 
whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the 
breath of his mouth, and bring to naught 
by the manifestation of his coming; even he, 
whose coming is according to the working 
of Satan with all power and signs and lying 



92 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

wonders, and with all deceit of unright- 
eousness for them that perish; because they 
received not the love of the truth, that they 
might be saved. II Thes. 2:1-10, R. V. 
"Let no man beguile you in any wise," for 
Christ will not come until the "Man of Sin be 
revealed, the son of perdition, who exalteth 
himself against all that is called God, or that is 
worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of 
God, setting himself forth as God." 

No Pope has ever done this, or any other 
person of note, since the days of Jesus on earth; 
but a man will arise who will actually do this, 
and he will be the personal Anti-Christ, the son 
of perdition. 

"Then shall be revealed the lawless one, 
whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath 
of His mouth (not with a bow), and bring to 
naught by the manifestation of His coming." 

This Anti-Christ has not come yet, but will be 
on earth and actively at work before Christ 
comes. This same "Man of Sin," and "Son of 
Perdition" is the "Little horn" in Daniel's 
prophesy or vision. See Dan. 7 :20-22. "Even 
that horn that had eyes, and a mouth, that spake 
very great things, whose look was more stout 
than his fellows." [This is a person, the Anti- 
Christ.] "I beheld, and the same horn made 
war with the saints, and prevailed against them ; 
until the Ancient of days came, and judgment 
was given to the saints of the Most High; and 



OPENING THE SEVEN SEALS 93 

the time came that the saints possessed the king- 
dom." 

"He shall speak words against the most High, 
and shall wear out the saints of the most High, 
and think to change times and laws; and they 
[the saints] shall be given into his hand until a 
time and times and the dividing of time. [Just 
three years and a half.] "But the judgment 
shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, 
to consume and destroy unto the end." Dan. 7 : 
25-26. 

Daniel desired to know when these things 
should take place, and was told to "Go thy way 
Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed 
till the time of the end." Dan. 12 :4. 

So we see that this person, and his work, be- 
longs to the time of the end, or the coming of 
Christ, "to destroy them that destroy the 
earth," Rev. 11 :18, and then reign Lord of all 
for a thousand years. Here is the Anti-Christ, 
who will be revealed in his time, but God now 
withholds until the time appointed; and then 
shall that wicked one be revealed. The time of 
this withholding will end when the first seal is 
broken, and the command given, "Go forth, con- 
quering and to conquer by war, famine, and 
pestilence over a fourth part of the earth." 
Rev. 6:1-8. 

All historians know that such a war has never 
taken place since John penned these words; but 
it will take place as sure as God had revealed it 
to John. 



94 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

In Rev. 13 :2, R, V., we find where and how 
this first rider on the white horse will get his 
power and crown. "The dragon gave him his 
power and his throne, and great authority." In 
Rev. 12:9, "And the great dragon was cast 
down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil 
and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world." 

We find that the Devil who has seven crowns, 
gave one of his crowns to the beast, or Anti- 
Christ, or man of sin, and also his throne, and 
great authority. The white horse may indicate 
that the rider claimed to be God and demanded 
worship. 

War 

"And when he opened the second seal, I 
heard the second living creature saying. Come. 
And another horse came forth, a red horse: and 
to him that sat thereon it was given to take 
peace from the earth, and that they should slay 
one another; and there was given unto him a 
great sword." Rev. 6 :3-4, R. V. 

"And when he opened the second seal I heard 
the second living creature saying, Come." A 
command from the throne to go forth, and im- 
mediately a red horse and his rider with a great 
sword went forth. 

And to him that sat thereon it was given to 
take peace from the whole earth. Satan could 
not give this authority. None but God could 
give such power, or authority. 

"And that they should slay one another; and 



OPENING THE SEVEN SEALS 95 

there was given unto him a great sword." No 
peace on earth anywhere. The great sword in- 
dicates terrible slaughter. 

Famine 

And when he opened the third seal, I 
heard the third living creature saying, 
Come. And I saw, and behold, a black 
horse; and he that sat thereon had a bal- 
ance in his hand. And I heard as it were 
a voice in the midst of the four living 
creatures saying, a measure of wheat for 
a penny, and three measures of barley for 
a penny; and the oil and the wine hurt 
thou not. Rev. 6:5, 6, R. V. 
"And when he had opened the third seal, I 
heard the third living creature saying. Come 
[or Go], and I saw and behold a black horse. 
And he that sat thereon had a balance in his 
hand." Indicating scarcity of food, a famine; 
food being sold at famine prices. A famine 
over one-fourth part of the earth. 

"And I heard as it were a voice in the midst 
of the four living creatures saying." This indi- 
cates the throne declaring the high price and 
scarcity of food. When there is a world war, 
famine must follow everywhere. 

Pestilence 

And when he opened the fourth seal, I 
heard the voice of the fourth living crea- 
ture saying. Come. And I saw, and be- 
hold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon 



96 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

him, his name was Death; and Hades fol- 
lowed with him. And there was given 
unto them authority over the fourth part 
of the earth, to kill with sword, and with 
famine, and with death, and by the wild 
beasts of the earth. Rev. 6:7, 8, R. V. 
"And when he opened the fourth seal, the 
fourth living creature said, Come. And a pale 
horse," with death himself seated upon it, and 
hell followed with him. This is pestilence and 
all the attending sorrows, pillage, incendiary 
and murder that will follow in the wake of a 
world war, and world famine, when all laws and 
courts and governments are breaking down. 
"Death and Hell," expressive of death filling 
hell with victims. What three words could 
better express the conditions that will then exist. 
And there was given unto them : the riders upon 
the four Horses, who were all working in unison, 
under the conqueror who rode on the white 
horse, and who was commanded to go forth to 
destroy with sword and famine and pestilence. 
The fullness of the Gentiles having come. The 
world having as fully rejected Jesus Christ as 
the Jews did when they killed Him; and now 
they are given over to the Devil and the Anti- 
Christ. 

"Authority over the fourth part of the earth, 
to kill with the sword and with famine, and with 
death, and by the wild beasts of the earth." 
This kind of authority, or power is not inherent 



OPENING THE SEVEN SEALS 97 

in Satan or the Anti-Christ, or those four 
riders, but the Almighty gave the conqueror 
and his assistants this authority, who speedily 
do their work. 

No human being can grasp the enormity of 
this tragedy. Jesus Christ reveals this awful 
destruction of life that is coming. Those four 
riders on the four horses do not represent four 
separate epochs, or different times in history, 
but are four different agencies clustered to- 
gether, and at work over one-fourth part of the 
earth, to destroy men, women and children. 




THIS EUROPEAN WAR 

HE first, second and third seals have 
been opened, and this world war has 
been in full swing for three years. Peace 
has been taken from the earth. All na- 
tions that are not actually in the war, are 
talking war; and preparing for it. 

The war is to spread over the fourth part of 
the earth. All Europe is only a third part of 
this territory. The actual killing with the 
sword, and killing with hunger, and killing with 
pestilence and plagues, and killing by wild 
beasts will spread over one-fourth part of the 
earth. The world famine is on, and none can 
stop it until it has done its work. As the war 
spreads, and spread it will; and the famine 
tightens, and tighten it will; and dead and dy- 
ing will be on every side, pestilence and plagues 
will break out. And the wild beasts will be 
driven by hunger to go forth to kill and devour 
wherever they go. The cry of "Peace, Peace" 
will avail nothing. The Lord Jesus who has 
been trying for nineteen hundred years to win 
men from sin and selfishness, declared when he 
was here on Earth, concerning the very day in 
which we live, that, "When they say peace, 
peace, then sudden destruction cometh upon 



THIS EUROPEAN WAR 99 

them as travail on a woman with child, and 
they shall not escape." 

The storm has broken upon this old world 
because of sin, and we shall surely reap what we 
have sown. The sword and famine is actively 
killing over a part of Europe. It is dreadful 
beyond description. They are in great tribula- 
tion, and want peace, but peace has actually de- 
parted from the earth. There will be tre- 
mendous outcries for peace, but there will be 
no peace. There will be but one outcome of 
this present phase of the war, and that will come 
according to the word of the Lord. No other 
way. Watch and you will see. 

We will continue to study this wonderful 
Book of Revelation which will tell us all we can 
know of conditions until the final working out of 
the problem. Many parts now rioting in pleas- 
ure, money making and selfishness, will soon 
know the sorrows that France, Belgium, Servia, 
Roumania and Russia know. The whole world 
is now in the condition that Jerusalem and 
Judea was in the last days of Jeremiah's pro- 
phecy. They had defied God and their sins 
were so great and numerous that God would 
not hear their prayers, and they had to go to 
Babylon and die there; and their country was 
destroyed. 

Knowing the scriptures concerning our day, 
the close of the "Time of the Gentiles," and 
believing that the Book of Revelation is a reve- 
lation and not a conundrum, we have constant- 



100 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

ly declared that Christ will not come until peace 
is taken from the earth, because of a world war 
such as we now have. 

As soon as war was declared by Germany, 
Russia, France and Great Britain, we announced 
to the world that the first and second seals were 
opened; and that the war was on that would 
culminate in the forming of the Anti-Christ 
kingdom; and that when the third seal should 
be opened, famine would follow the war; and 
that on the opening of the fourth seal, pestilence 
would follow them. 

Knowing that the Scriptures cannot be brok- 
en, and being pressed in the spirit, we believe of 
God, we wrote the article on pages 1 1 to 26, en- 
titled, "The meaning and outcome of this Euro- 
pean war," and mailed a copy of the article, 
and a typewritten note, to each of the Rulers of 
Europe, the President of the United States of 
America, and the Secretary of State, on the 30th 
day of September, 1914. 

The King of Great Britain, and Secretary of 
State of the United States of America, wrote us 
a note of acknowledgment. The first week in 
October, 1914, we mailed a copy of the same 
article to each and every other Ruler on earth 
that we know of. We also mailed a copy to 
each of the large daily papers throughout the 
United States and Canada, and to some of the 
religious papers, and sent out thousands of 
copies among the people. We believe God 
directed us in all of this. 



THE ANTI-CHRIST 




HE next thing we see on the program is 
the revealing of the man of sin, or the 
Anti-Christ. 

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the 
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by 
our gathering together unto Him, that 
ye be not soon shaken in mind or be trou- 
bled, neither by Spirit nor by word, nor by 
letter as from us, as that the day of Christ 
is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any 
means: for that day shall not come except 
there come a falling away first, and that 
man of sin be revealed, the son of perdi- 
tion, who opposeth and exalteth himself 
above all that Is called God, or that Is 
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth In 
the temple of God, showing himself that 
he is God. II Thes. 2:1-4. 

The great "Falling away" refers to true holi- 
ness of heart and life in the church. No argu- 
ment is necessary to convince one that true piety 
and devotion to Christ is almost a thing of the 
past. We have a form of Godliness but deny 
the power thereof, as the Jews had when they 
crucified their Saviour. The churches, as well 
as the outside world, are in a wild race after 



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money and pleasure. "Lovers of pleasure more 
than lovers of God." 

Christ is nominally accepted, but in reality 
rejected. Ichabod is written on the door of 
nearly every church in the world. Woe unto the 
Shepherds. The man of sin is already in the 
world. He went forth when the first seal was 
opened, before the war began. He is a Jew, of 
the tribe of Judah, and the Jews will accept him 
as the true Messiah when he comes to the 
throne. They will not accept any one that is 
not of the tribe of Judah. Jesus said to the 
Jews, "I am come in my Father's name and ye 
receive me not: if another shall come in his own 
name, him ye will receive." John 5 :43. This 
refers to the Anti-Christ. 

He will be a mighty man of letters, science 
and war. A demon possessed man having 
power from Satan to do signs and wonders, suffi- 
cient to convince the world that he is not a man, 
but God Himself. The whole world will wor- 
ship him. They will not worship the true God, 
but they will worship the false, because he will 
encourage them to yield to all their passions and 
sin to the full. This man of sin is now known 
where he lives as a wonderful man, but neither 
he, nor the people, know his destiny yet. He 
will be a vile man, and shall obtain the kingdom 
by flatteries, and "with the arms of a flood shall 
they be overthrown from before him and shall 
be broken, yea, also the prince of the covenant. 



THE ANTI-CHRIST 103 

And after the league with him he shall work de- 
ceitfully, for he shall come up, and shall become 
strong with a small people, etc." Dan. 11 :21, 
22, 23. 

In all of this, "The wicked shall do wickedly; 
and none of the wicked shall understand; but 
the wise shall understand." Dan. 12:10. The 
Anti-Christ will be recognized by the true chil- 
dren of God, before Christ comes. When the 
pestilence and plagues break out, you will have 
a fuller proof that this war is the Anti-Christ 
war, and that all other prophesied phenomena 
will follow in proper time and order. 

There will be a cessation of the tribulation 
of those days, just before the coming of Jesus 
Christ. "Immediately after the tribulation of 
those days shall the sun be darkened and the 
moon shall not give her light, and the stars 
shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the 
heavens shall be shaken." [Earthquake.] 
Matt. 24:29. 

As the temporary cessation of war, famine 
and pestilence comes, there will be great re- 
joicing over the whole world. "Peace, peace," 
will be on every lip. The nations will be already 
planning to grasp every commercial advantage, 
when suddenly, the earth will reel and rock 
and tremble, until mountains and islands have 
been moved from their places and destruction 
shall be on every nation, city and village under 
the sun; "And they shall not escape." The 



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"Sudden destruction" that will come, as travail 
upon a woman with child; and they shall not 
escape, will be this world earthquake. I 
Thess. 5 :3. 

We are now close to the Revealing of the 
Anti-Christ. He must be revealed to the saints 
before Christ comes. The great tribulation in 
which the saints will be overcome by the Anti- 
Christ, begins with this earthquake and it closes 
with the "Supper of the great God." Rev. 
19:17. 




OPENING OF THE FIFTH SEAL 

ND when he had opened the fifth seal, 
I saw under the altar the souls of them 
that were slain for the word of God, and 
for the testimony which they held : And 
they cried with a loud voice, saying. How 
long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou 
not judge and avenge our blood on them 
that dwell on the earth? And white robes 
were given unto every one of them; and it 
was said unto them, that they should rest 
yet for a little season, until their fellow- 
servants also and their brethren, that 
should be killed as they were, should be 
fulfilled. Rev. 6:9-11. 

This is a scene that takes place in heaven 
before the coming of Christ, and so, before 
the resurrection. John saw the souls of the 
martyred saints underneath the altar in heaven. 
"And they cried with a great voice saying. How 
long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not 
judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell 
on the earth?" Here are thinking, intelligent, 
human spirits whose bodies are still in their 
graves on the earth, who know something of 
the conditions that then exist on earth; and 



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cry out vehemently to Christ, their master, for 
judgment to be meted out. 

Observe that souls are seen under the altar. 
The soul is the thinking, intelligent, accountable 
man: not the body. Those had been slain, sep- 
arated from their bodies. The souls are seen 
under the altar. They are thinking; and now- 
enquiring of God in reference to the time when 
sinners are to be punished; and saints are to 
be rewarded; and reign on this earth for a 
thousand years. "How long, O Lord", Here 
they are enquiring as to time. Is the time not 
about expired? How long are we still to wait? 
And the answer comes; "Only a little season," 
until the last saint that shall ever be put to 
death for his integrity' to God and the Lamb, 
shall be accomplished. And then the Kingdom 
shall be given to the saints. 

White Robes 

And a white robe was given to each of them, 
preparatory to their descent to the earth with 
Christ at His coming, to raise and glorify their 
bodies. "But I would not have you to be ig- 
norant, brethren, concerning them which are 
asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which 
have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus 
died and rose again, even so them also which 
sleep in Tesus will God bring with Him." I 
Thes. 4:13-14. 



OPENING OF THE FIFTH SEAL 107 

We must keep In mind the conditions of the 
earth at this time, In connection with this heav- 
enly scene. The world war is raging, and fam- 
ine and pestilence destroying the people, and 
rebellion against God is rampant. This out- 
cry from the unresurrected saints in heaven, 
while their bodies are still on the earth, has a 
peculiar significance. How long is this work of 
Satan and wicked men to continue. Is It not 
high time for God to stop all this slaughter 
and punish men for their wickedness? The 
horrible conditions on earth seem to be known 
by the saints in heaven, and causes this outcry. 
And those souls were robed in white. This 
robing of the saints in heaven at this juncture 
is very significant. It comes just before the 
resurrection of their bodies, and preparatory 
to their descent to the earth with Christ to be 
clothed upon with the new heavenly body, like 
unto Christ's glorious body. I Cor. 15 :44, 48, 
49. These are the words of God concerning 
the souls in heaven, and the bodies on earth. 
Robing the souls in heaven takes place under 
the opening of the fifth seal; and the resurrec- 
tion takes place under the opening of the sixth 
seal. The saints on earth will know nothing 
of the opening of the fifth seal, or this heavenly 
scene, where the souls are all robed and ready 
for their descent to the earth, with their Lord. 

Those souls seen under the altar when the 
fifth seal Is opened, proves that the first resur- 



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rectlon has not taken place yet; after the five 
seals have been opened. And those souls under 
the altar, could not be the persons beheaded 
because they would not worship the beast, 
neither his image, neither had received his 
mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands: 
because at this time the Anti-Christ and his 
kingdom has not appeared; and no person has 
yet received his mark, nor has been asked to 
worship him, under pain of death. 

The beast kingdom does not appear until 
all the seals have been opened; and until all 
the seven trumpets have been sounded. See 
Rev. 11:15, and Rev. 13:16, 17. 

The resurrected persons found in heaven out 
of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and 
nation, Rev. 5:9, 10, before the first seal was 
opened, are the first-fruits, who came out of 
their graves at the time Jesus arose from the 
dead. The first resurrection will take place 
when the sixth seal is opened. 

The beheaded saints are resurrected, and ap- 
pear on the sea of glass before the throne, hav- 
ing the harps of God; and singing the praises 
of God and the Lamb. Rev. 15:2-4. This is 
after the beast has finished marking his own; 
and has killed the saints. 

The earthquake and the three signs which 
will notify the saints of His coming, are the 
next things on the program. 




OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL 

ND I beheld when he had opened the 
sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great 
earthquake; and the sun became black as 
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became 
as blood; And the stars of heaven fell 
unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth 
her untimely ligs, when she is shaken of a 
mighty wind. And the heaven departed as 
a scroll when it is rolled together; and 
every mountain and island were moved out 
of their places. And the kings of the 
earth, and the great men, and the rich 
men, and the chief captains, and the 
mighty men, and every bondman, and every 
free man, hid themselves in the dens and 
in the rocks of the mountains; And said 
to the mountains and rocks. Fall on us 
and hide us from the face of him that sit- 
teth on the throne, and from the wrath of 
the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath 
is come; and who shall be able to stand? 
Rev. 6:12-17. 

The earthquake will come like a thunderbolt 
from a clear sky. As it was in the days of 
Noah; and as it was in the days of Sodom, the 



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people were busy in all earthly pursuits of self 
and sin, and knew not until the flood came on 
the antedeluvians; and the fire fell on Sodom; 
so the world will not know until the earthquake 
comes, and the earth reels as a drunken man. 
Isa. 24:20. This world will be in a mad rush 
to conclude the war; each nation in their own 
way; to trample down their foes and build 
themselves upon the ruins. But suddenly the 
crash will come to every city, town and village; 
and the armies and navies throughout the whole 
world. Buildings will go to pieces like egg- 
shells. Bridges will be smashed to pieces. Rail- 
roads torn up and covered with debris. Tele- 
graph lines and cables torn to pieces. Moun- 
tains and islands moved out of their places. 
Trains all over the world ditched and destroyed, 
and tempestuous storms at sea ; the sea and 
waves roaring. Fire will break out in all cities, 
and their smoke shall go up as pillars toward 
heaven. 

"And I will show wonders in the heavens 
and in the earth, blood and fire, and pillars of 
smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness 
and the moon into blood before the great and 
terrible day of the Lord come," Joel 2 :30, 31. 
The dead and dying will be on every side, while 
the earth rocks and reels. God shaking ter- 
ribly the earth. "And they shall go into the 
holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the 
earth for fear of the Lord, and for the glory 



OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL 111 

of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake ter- 
ribly the earth." Isa. 2:19. 



Black as Sackcloth 

The world will be enshrouded in darkness, 
the sun having become black as sackcloth of 
hair, and the moon become as a blood spot, and 
the stars falling to the earth. O! what a time 
that will be. Such a condition as never was 
known on all the earth before. "But the word 
of the Lord standeth sure." "The scriptures 
cannot be broken." "My word shall not pass 
away." 

God's children will pass through this scene. 
Jesus Christ speaking of it says, "Watch ye 
therefore and pray always that ye may be ac- 
counted worthy to escape all these things that 
shall come to pass, and to stand before the 
Son of Man." Luke 21 :36. They are also 
commanded to lift up their heads for their re- 
demption (resurrection and translation) draw- 
eth nigh. 

This earthquake and signs, when they come, 
will be proof that the sixth seal is opened. Out 
of this awful earth confusion and destruction, 
and the war, famine, pestilence and wild beasts 
let loose, the first resurrection will take place, 
and the living saints will be translated. We 
think the world will know nothing of the trans- 
lation, or anything of the resurrection, but will 



112 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

suppose the missing ones have been buried in 
the ruins somewhere. The wicked knew noth- 
ing of our Lord's resurrection, and they prob- 
ably will know nothing of the first resurrection. 
There was an earthquake before our Lord's 
resurrection, and there will be this earthquake 
before our resurrection. So the saints will cer- 
tainly "Come up out of great tribulation." The 
foolish virgins will have to go through this 
great tribulation because they were not ready 
for translation, at His Coming. 

The signs of His coming given by our Lord 
In Mathew, Mark and Luke, follow this earth- 
quake, and indicate that He is at the door. 

The saints are gone from the earth, the 
spirit, soul and body of every one of them who 
had lived upon this earth from Adarn down to 
that same day in which Jesus came and de- 
feated death and the Devil, and took His own 
to be where He was, "forever with the Lord," 
with the exception of the two mentioned in 
Rev. 11:3, "my two witnesses" whom we will 
consider later in the order in which they are in- 
troduced. 

We call your attention to this fact that only 
two saints are now left upon the earth. God's 
people are the salt of the earth; and the light 
of the world. But this salt and light is now 
gone. The two angels who destroyed Sodom 
and Gomorrah took Lot and his wife and two 



OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL 113 

daughters out of Sodom and sent them to Zoar, 
saying, "Haste thee, escape thither; for I can- 
not do anything till thou come thither." Gen. 
19:22. God could not destroy Noah and his 
family with the wicked, and so he had him 
build the Ark; but immediately after they were 
safely shut in the Ark, and God had closed 
the door of the Ark, the flood came and de- 
stroyed all outside. Now that but two righteous 
men are left upon this earth. What next? 




SEALING THE 144,000 

ND after these things I saw four angels 
standing on the four corners of the earth, 
holding the four winds of the earth, that 
the wind should not hlow on the earth, 
nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I 
saw another angel ascending from the 
east, having the seal of the living God: 
and he cried with a loud voice to the four 
angels to whom it was given to hurt the 
earth and the sea. Saying, Hurt not the 
earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till 
we have sealed the servants of our God 
in their foreheads. And I heard the num- 
ber of them which were sealed: and there 
were sealed a hundred and forty and four 
thousand of all the tribes of the children 
of Israel, Of the tribe of Judah were 
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nep- 
thalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve 
thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were 



SEALING THE 144,000 115 

sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve 
thousand. Of the tribe of Zebulun were 
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve 
thousand. Rev. 7:1-8. 

Here are four angels, one in each of the 
four quarters of the earth, with authority to 
hurt the earth and the sea. They were al- 
ready holding the wind so it could not blow 
on the earth or the sea or on any tree. God 
only knows what would happen to this earth 
if there was no more wind. Probably every- 
thing would become stagnant, and death would 
ensue. 

A fifth angel appears and calls a halt, until 
he should seal 144,000 men in their foreheads. 
These men are called the "Servants of God." 
If they were the Lord's, they would have been 
translated, for all who are the Lord's, are to 
be, "changed in a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump." I Cor. 15-52; The 
trump that closes the time of the Gentiles. 

God calls the King of Babylon "My ser- 
vant," when He sent the Babylonian army to 
take Jerusalem. Jer. 25 :9; Jer. 27 :6; and Jer. 
4:10. God calls Israel "My servant," con- 
tinually, because He had chosen Abraham and 



116 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

his seed for a purpose, and He also calls them 
a stubborn and rebellious people. They were 
servants but not saints. The 144,000 are all 
Abraham's seed, and so are His servants, to 
now do His will on Earth. Twelve thousand 
from each of the twelve tribes, and He has 
sealed them for a purpose, at the close of the 
"Times of the Gentiles." 

Those chosen ones are to be grafted into 
the true olive tree at the proper time. They are 
now selected as a bunch of grafts and marked. 
We will watch for them as we study this reve- 
lation of Jesus Christ. They remain on earth to 
re-populate the earth with Israelites, when the 
rest are destroyed. "For He will destroy all 
them that know not God." Rev. 11 :18. 

The Translation 

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great mul- 
titude which no man could number, of all 
nations, and kindreds, and people, and 
tongues, stood before the throne, and 
before the Lamb, clothed with white 
robes and palms in their hands; 
And cried with a loud voice, saying. 
Salvation to our God which sitteth upon 
the throne, and unto the Lamb. And 
all the angels stood round about the 
throne, and about the elders and the four 
beasts, and fell before the throne on their 



SEALING THE 144,000 117 

faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen : 

Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and 

thanksgiving, and honour, and power and 

might, be unto our God forever and ever. 

Amen. And one of the elders answered, 

saying unto me. What are these which are 

arrayed in white robes? and whence came 

they? And 1 said unto him, Sir, thou 

knowest. And he said to me. These are 

they which came out of great tribulation, 

and have washed their robes, and made 

them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

Therefore are they before the throne of 

God, and serve Him day and night in His 

temple: and He that sitteth on the throne 

shall dwell among them. They shall 

hunger no more, neither thirst any more; 

neither shall the sun light on them, nor 

any heat. For the Lamb which is in the 

midst of the throne shall feed them, and 

shall lead them unto living fountains of 

waters, and God shall wipe all tears from 

their eyes. Rev. 7:9-17. 

John watched the sealing of the 144,000 and 

heard the number of them, and then, behold, 

a great multitude which no man could number, 

from all nations, and kindreds, and people and 

tongues, stood before the throne, and before 

the Lamb. 

While the angel was sealing the 144,000 Is- 
raelites, the Lord Jesus had raised the dead, 



118 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and translated the living saints and took them 
straight to the throne of God, and presented 
them to His Father. And here we see them 
rejoicing and praising God. This is the first 
resurrection. The saints are not waiting or 
wandering in the air, but are with God in 
heaven; and all the angels are present, and take 
part in the Jubilee. And Jubilee it is, for they 
are loosed from all sin, and bondage, and death 
and the devil, from all earthly conditions, for- 
evermore. Free ! Free ! Free ! Forever with 
the Lord. 

"Therefore are they before the throne of 
God, and serve Him day and night in His Tem- 
ple: and He that sitteth on the throne shall 
dwell among them. * * * And the Lamb which 
is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto living fountains of 
waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from 
their eyes." 




OPENING OF THE SEVENTH SEAL 

ND when he opened the seventh seal, 
there followed a silence in heaven about 
the space of half an hour. And I saw the 
seven angels that stand before God; and 
_, there were given unto them seven trum- 
pets. And another angel came and stood 
over the altar, having a golden censer; and 
there was given unto him much incense 
that he should add it unto the prayers of 
all the saints upon the golden altar which 
was before the throne. And the smoke of 
the incense, with the prayers of the saints, 
went up before God out of the angel's 
hand. And the angel taketh the censer; 
and he filled it with the fire of the altar, 
and cast it upon the earth; and there fol- 
lowed thunders and voices, and lightnings 
and an earthquake. Rev. 8:1-5, R. V. 
"There was silence in heaven for half an 
hour," — All the saints around the throne, and 
all the angels with them in the Jubilee scene, 
are hushed into silence for about half an hour. 
Then seven angels that stand before God in 
heaven were given seven trumpets. Then an- 
other angel came and stood at God's altar in 



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heaven, he having a golden censer, and there 
was given unto him much incense, that he should 
offer the incense with the prayers of all saints 
upon the golden altar which was before the 
throne. This is a prayer meeting of all of the 
assembled resurrected saints before the throne 
of God in heaven, from every nation, kindred, 
people and tongue. After the silence for half 
an hour, what a volume of prayer ascended to 
God. "And the smoke of the incense, with 
the prayers of the saints, ascended up before 
God out of the angel's hand." This is the 
purest of worship before the Almighty. What 
a prayer meeting that will be, when all the 
saints arrive at home, and stand or kneel before 
their God, and his throne, surrounded by all 
the angels of heaven, and worship God. 

Then the angel took the censer and filled it 
with fire from off God's altar and cast it into 
the earth, where Satan and his followers then 
had full control. There were voices, and thun- 
derings, and lightnings, and as the fire struck 
the earth, there was an earthquake. Another 
earthquake! This is the opening of God's bat- 
tle against a world of people who will not ac- 
cept God's salvation. And as the rain came 
down and drowned the people of Noah's day, 
now God sends fire in the days of the Anti- 
Christ. 




THE SEVEN TRUMPETS 

ND the seven angels that had the seven 
trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 
And the first sounded, and there fol- 
lowed hail and fire, mingled with blood, 
and they were cast upon the earth: and 
the third part of the earth was burnt up, 
and the third part of the trees was burnt 
up, and all green grass was burnt up. Rev. 
8:6-7, R. V. 

This hail and fire mingled with blood, was 
cast upon the earth; and it produced a world 
fire that consumed all growing crops, and one- 
third part of the trees, and the third part of the 
cities, towns and villages and country homes. 
This would result in a terrible world-wide fam- 
ine. All of these judgments are world-wide. 

And the second angel sounded, and as 
it were a great mountain burning with fire 
was cast into the sea; and the third part 
of the sea became blood; and the third part 
of the creatures which were in the sea 
and had life, died; and the third part of 
the ships were destroyed. Rev. 8 :8-9. 
Fire again, like a mountain on fire, strikes 



122 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the sea, turning the third part of the sea into 
blood, and brings death to all life in the third 
part of the sea, and destroys all the shipping 
in that part of the oceans. 

And the third angel sounded and there 
fell a great star from heaven, burning as 
it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third 
part of the rivers, and upon the fountains 
of waters; and the name of the star is 
called wormwood; and the third part of 
the waters became wormwood; and many 
men died of the waters, because they were 
made bitter. Rev. 8:10-11. 

Who can imagine the distress and dismay of 
the people when the fresh water in the rivers, 
creeks, ponds, lakes, reservoirs and wells, over 
one-third part of every nation, kindred, people, 
and tongue has been turned into wormwood? 
Here is a series of facts, not fiction. All these 
things will come to pass, at the time appointed. 

And the fourth angel sounded, and the 
third part of the sun was smitten, and the 
third part of the moon, and the third part 
of the stars; that the third part of them 
should be darkened, and the day should 
not shine for the third part of it, and the 
night in like manner. Rev. 8:12, R. V. 

Here is another series of facts that will 
surely come to pass. These are things that 



THE SEVEN TRUMPETS 123 

must shortly come to pass. Four judgments 
have fallen on the rebellious people. Fire on 
land and fire on the sea. The sun, moon and 
stars smitten, and the fresh water turned to 
wormwood, bringing dearth, famine and death. 

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying 
through the midst of heaven, saying with a 
loud voice, JFoe, woe, woe, to the inhabi- 
ters of the earth by reason of the other 
voices of the trumpet of the three angels 
which are yet to sound! Rev. 8:13. 

What else but woe! woe! can come to a peo- 
ple who will fight God to the last trench? 




OPENED THE BOTTOMLESS PIT 



ND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a 
star fall from heaven unto the earth; 
and to him was given the key of the bot- 
tomless pit. And he opened the bottom- 
less pit; and there arose a smoke out of 
the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; 
and the sun and the air were darkened by 
reason of the smoke of the pit. And there 
came out of the smoke locusts upon the 
earth: and unto them was given power, as 
the scorpions of the earth have power. 
And it was commanded them that they 
should not hurt the grass of the earth, 
neither any green thing, neither any tree; 
but only those men which have not the 
seal of God in their foreheads. And to 
them it was given that they should not kill 
them, but that they should be tormented 
five months : and their torment was as the 
torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a 
man. And in those days shall men seek 
death, and shall not find it; and shall de- 
sire to die, and death shall flee from them. 
And the shapes of the locusts were like 



OPENED THE BOTTOMLESS PIT 125 

unto horses prepared unto battle; and on 
their heads were as it were crowns like 
gold, and their faces were as the faces 
of men. And they had hair as the hair 
of women, and their teeth were as the 
teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, 
as it were breastplates of iron; and the 
sound of their wings was as the sound of 
chariots of many horses running to battle. 
And they had tails like unto scorpions, 
and there were stings in their tails; and 
their power was to hurt men five months. 
And they had a king over them, which is 
the angel of the bottomless pit, whose 
name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, 
but in the Greek tongue hath his name 
Apollyon. Rev. 9:1-11. 

This bottomless pit is hell, and it is the melted 
lava in the heart of this earth. The star that 
fell to the earth was an angel sent with a key 
to the door of the bottomless pit; and he went 
straight to this earth and opened the door of 
the pit; and smoke came out of the pit, shut- 
ting out the sunlight from this earth 
because of real smoke that filled the air. And 
living creatures came out of the smoke upon 
the earth. These living creatures came with 
the smoke out of the bottomless pit where they 
lived in fire; and they had a king over them 
who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose 



126 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in 
the Greek tongue, his name is Apollyon. 

The door to this place is opened, and the 
inhabitants are let loose upon the earth by or- 
ders from heavxn, sending an angel and the 
right key to open the door. These living 
creatures, or demons, are sent to torment men 
for five months, or, one hundred and fifty days. 
Their torment is so terrible that men will seek 
for death and cannot die; desire to die, and 
death shall flee from them. These demons 
could kill them, but God will not permit them 
to do so ; only to torment the men who will not 
serve God. 

The 144,000 Israelites who were sealed in 
their foreheads by an angel are among the men 
still on the earth, and the demons were com- 
manded of God not to touch one of them. They 
are under the seal of the Almighty. They are 
not the first fruits, and they are not the Bride. 
They are human beings still in the body, se- 
lected, marked and preserved for a purpose. 
God will use them at the proper time. They 
are servants of God. 

The description of these creatures from the 
pit is terrible. Their shape is like unto horses, 
with crowns like gold on their heads. Not gold, 
but like it; with faces like men, and long hair 
like women, and teeth like lions, with wings and 
tails. To chase and sting men for five months. 



OPENED THE BOTTOMLESS PIT 127 

God, who knows that there Is a Hell, and 
Devil, will open the door of hell, and let men 
know that there are demons and a hell, at that 
time. We believe that this opening of the 
bottomless pit is to convince men of the reality 
of demons and a literal hell. After men are 
chased and stung by demons, and Satan in the 
lead for one hundred and fifty days and nights, 
wanting to die, trying to kill themselves but 
cannot, one would think they would turn to 
God, repenting and confessing their sins, that 
they might be saved, for God wants to save 
them. 




THE LAST WAR 

NE woe is past; and, behold, there come 
two woes more hereafter. And the sixth 
angel sounded, and I heard a voice from 
the four horns of the golden altar which 
is before God, saying to the sixth 
angel which had the trumpet, Loose the 
four angels which are bound in the great 
river Euphrates. And the four angels 
were loosed, which were prepared for an 
hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, 
for to slay the third part of men. And 
the number of the army of the horsemen 
were two hundred thousand thousand: and 
I heard the number of them. And thus I 
saw the horses in the vision, and them 
that sat on them, having breastplates of 
fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and 
the heads of the horses were as the heads 
of lions; and out of their mouths Issued 
fire and smoke and brimstone. By these 
three was the third part of men killed, 
by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the 
brimstone, which issued out of their 
mouths. For their power is in their mouth, 



THE LAST WAR 129 

and in their tails; for their tails were like 
unto serpents, and had heads, and with 
them they do hurt. And the rest of the 
men which were not killed by these plagues 
yet repented not of the works of their 
hands, that they should not worship devils, 
and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, 
and stone, and of wood: which neither 
can see, nor hear, nor walk; neither re- 
pented they of their murders, nor of their 
sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of 
their thefts. Rev. 9:12-21. 

"And I heard a voice from the four horns 
of the golden altar which is before God." 

This is God commanding the sixth angel to 
loose, or let loose a mighty force that hitherto 
had been held in restraint; but had been pre- 
pared for this very year, month, and day, and 
hour, to go forth to slay the third part of men. 
This prepared force is an army of horsemen, 
two hundred million strong. This army was 
bound in a country, or countries where two hun- 
dred million men had lived and been prepared 
for this tremendous last, and greatest war ever 
known on earth. And the countries referred to 
were not on this side of the great river Eu- 
phrates, but beyond it. 

The man on the white horse in Revelation 
6 :2, went out to conquer, and to conquer. Peace 
was taken from the earth, famine and pesti- 



130 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

lence came on. The Lord has taken the sauits 
out of this world, and into heaven, then the 
judgments of God were poured out on the 
fighting, rebellious people remaining on the 
earth who have given themselves wholly to sin, 
without restraint. The man on the white horse 
must conquer the whole world. Europe, North 
and South America, and Africa are under his 
control at this time. All Asia, seeing the trend 
of affairs, have prepared for the conflict; and 
now God lets them loose. From India, Persia, 
China, Russia, and Japan they go forth, all 
united, and the third part of men are killed. 

John saw this army go forth. He heard the 
number of them, and describes them the best 
he could, knowing nothing of modern warfare; 
but he saw smoke, fire and brimstone, and 
men dying. We believe the things described 
as men on horses, with death-dealing power in 
mouths and tails, will be machine guns mounted 
on wheels. This army will go forth at the 
time appointed; and it will go from Asia, and 
"destroy the third part of men." The rest of 
the men which were not killed by these plagues, 
including all the plagues God has sent upon 
them, repented not of the works of their hands, 
that they should not worship devils (for they 
will be doing this), and idols of gold, and 
silver and brass, and stone, and of wood. 
"Neither repented they of their murders, nor 



THE LAST WAR 131 

of their sorceries, nor their fornication, nor of 
their thefts." These are the sins of our day. 
They will not repent, and without repentance 
and turning from sin, there is no salvation. 

All Asia is now awake and taking lessons 
from Europe how to kill men. Japan is armed 
and ready, and now training the Chinese. India 
is, as a tiger, planning. Asiatic Russia will join 
in with her neighbors, and by the time the 
United States and Europe have fastened their 
grip on all the rest of the world, Asia will be 
ready for them. 

Woe, woe to this old world. God has 
spoken, the time has come. The closing of the 
sixth thousand years of man's rule on earth is 
being enacted, and the world knows it not. "O 
ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, 
but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" 
Matt. 16:3. 




THE SEVEN THUNDERS 

ND I saw another strong angel coming 
down out of heaven, arrayed with a 
cloud; and the rainbow was upon his 
head, and his face was as the sun, and his 
feet as pillars of fire; and he had in his 
hand a little book open: and he set his 
right foot upon the sea, and his left foot 
upon the earth; and he cried with a great 
voice, as a lion roareth : and when he cried, 
the seven thunders uttered their voices. 
And when the seven thunders uttered their 
voices, I was about to write: and I heard a 
voice from heaven saying. Seal up the 
things which the seven thunders uttered, 
and write them not. Rev. 10:14, R. V. 

This mighty angel has some of the appear- 
ances of Christ. His face as the face of the 
sun, and his feet as pillars of fire; and a rain- 
bow was upon his head. He is Mighty: and 
he cried with a loud voice and his cry was as 
a Hon roaring. He set his right foot on the 
sea, his left still on the earth, indicating that 
momentous things were about to fall on the 
earth and sea. He stands on both. 



THE SEVEN THUNDERS 133 

Seven thunders utter their voices; and John 
took his pen to write down what the seven 
thunders had said, and was forbidden to write 
them. God from heaven said unto him, "Seal 
up those things which the seven thunders ut- 
tered, and write them not." These seven thun- 
ders probably spoke of the awful things that 
would take place during the conflict between 
all Asia, two-thirds of the population of the 
world, including all Mohammedans, on the one 
side, against Europe, North and South America, 
and Africa. Those scenes are too black for 
contemplation. And so they are sealed up. 

And the angel which I saw standing 
upon the sea and upon the earth lifted 
up his right hand to heaven, and sware 
by him that liveth forever and ever, who 
created the heaven and the things 
that are therein, and the earth and the 
things that are therein, and the sea and 
the things that are therein, that there 
shall be time no longer: but in the days 
of the voice of the seventh angel, when 
he is about to sound, then is finished the 
mystery of God, according to the good tid- 
ings which he declared to his servants the 
prophets. Rev. 10:5-7, R. V. 
Then the angel lifted his hand to heaven 
and swore by Him that liveth forever and ever, 
the maker of all things, that there should be 
time no longer. Man's time is up; and God's 



134 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

time has come. Ev^erything now will go God's 
way. Men will bite the dust: God shall reign. 
The seventh angel is still to sound, and other 
terrible closing scenes will come before us; 
but this angel, with one foot on land and one 
on the sea, now declares that, "In the days of 
the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall 
begin to sound, the mystery of God is finished, 
as He hath declared to His servants and proph- 
ets." 

Everything will be closed up according to 
God's prophecy. The world has not yet been 
fully conquered by the Anti-Christ, but the con- 
flict is on, and Satan and his chief, the Anti- 
Christ, must reign supreme for a time. It will 
all be worked out under the sounding of the 
seventh angel. 




THE TWO WITNESSES 

ND there was given me a reed like unto 
a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, 
and measure the temple of God, and the 
altar, and them that worship therein. But 
the court which is without the temple 
leave out, and measure it not; for it is 
given unto the Gentiles : and the holy city 
shall they tread under foot forty and two 
months. And I will give power unto my 
two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a 
thousand two hundred and threescore 
days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the 
two olive trees and the two candlesticks 
standing hefore the God of the earth. And 
if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth 
out of their mouth, and devoureth their 
enemies: and if any man will hurt them, 
he must in this manner be killed. These 
have power to shut heaven, that it rain 
not in the days of their prophecy: and 
have power over waters to turn them to 
blood and to smite the earth with all 
plagues, as often as they will. And when 
they shall have finished their testimony, the 
beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless 



136 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

pit shall make war against them, and shall 
overcome them, and kill them. And their 
dead bodies shall lie in the street of the 
great city, which spiritually is called Sodom 
and Egypt, where also our Lord was cru- 
cified. And they of the people and kin- 
dreds and tongues and nations shall see 
their dead bodies three days and an half, 
and shall not suffer their dead bodies to 
be put in graves. And they that dwell 
upon the earth shall rejoice over them, 
and make merry, and shall send gifts one 
to another; because these two prophets 
tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 
And after three days and an half the 
Spirit of life from God entered into them, 
and they stood upon their feet; and great 
fear fell upon them which saw them. And 
they heard a great voice from heaven say- 
ing unto them, Come up hither. And they 
ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and 
their enemies beheld them. And the 
same hour was there a great earthquake, 
and the tenth part of the city fell, and 
in the earthquake were slain of men seven 
thousand: and the remnant were af- 
frighted, and gave glory to the God of 
heaven. The second woe is past, and, 
behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 
Rev. 11:1-14. 



THE TWO WITNESSES 137 

"And there was given me a reed, like unto 
a rod, and the angel stood, saying:" Prob- 
ably the same angel that stood on the sea and 
the earth, "Arise, and measure the temple of 
God, and the altar, and them that worship 
therein." The temple in Jerusalem, having 
been rebuilt, Israelites, not Gentiles, are wor- 
shipping therein, according to the Law of Mo- 
ses. We believe these worshippers are the 
144,000 sealed Israelites, and they are the 
nominal church, the only church of God on 
earth at this time; but they have not yet ac- 
cepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah. They are 
the elect remnant that shall be saved. 

"But the court which is without the temple 
leave out, and measure it not; for it is given 
unto the Gentiles; and the holy city shall they 
tread under foot forty and two months." This 
is not a scene taking place, or one that has 
taken place, but a declaration of what is to 
take place, and continue for forty and two 
months, not years. God is not speaking mys- 
teriously, but plainly; just forty and two 
months : during the reign of the Anti-Christ. 

Two Witnesses 

"And I will give power unto my two wit- 
nesses." These two witnesses will be men of 
that day, saints of God, remaining on earth 
for this very time and work. As God raised 
up Moses, and John the Baptist, in their day, 



138 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

so He will raise up these two men, thoroughly 
fitted for this time. God is not so limited, that 
He must bring back Moses or Elijah. God has 
not brought back any saint in the past, to do 
some work that could not be done without them. 
When He wants a man. He raises up a man 
for that place, as He raised Abraham, Noah, 
David, Moses, Daniel, Jeremiah and John, 
Peter and Paul. None of these holy men were 
brought back to earth because God had not 
a man to fill the place. When God needs a 
man He prepares one for the place. Neither 
will Judas be brought back to be the Anti- 
Christ. God only, will resurrect Judas : the 
Devil cannot. But the Devil can find men on 
earth bad enough to fill the place of Anti- 
Christ. 

The two witnesses are to be in place, and 
action, for a thousand, two hundred and three- 
score days, clothed in sackcloth. This is ex- 
actly forty-two months, and is the same forty- 
two months in which Jerusalem will be trodden 
under foot by the Gentiles. These two wit- 
nesses will be God's two candlesticks and the 
two olive trees of that day. All other salt, and 
light of the earth, having been taken out of the 
world, these will stand before the God of the 
earth. "Satan is the God of this world who 
hath blinded the minds of them which believe 
not." II Cor. 4:4. He and the Anti-Christ 



THE TWO WITNESSES 139 

are to have control of this earth for three years 
and a half, or forty-two months, as we will see 
in another chapter; and when he is in control, 
he will have possession of Jerusalem, and hav- 
ing his throne there will pollute the whole city, 
except the temple and them that dwell therein. 
During this time, just forty-two months, the 
two witnesses will shine for God. They shall 
prophesy during the whole twelve hundred and 
sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. No gaiety, no 
dress parade, no trifling, no jesting, no foolish 
talking, no compromising with the devil ! They 
will be in dead earnest resisting evil. If any 
man attempts to hurt them, fire will proceed 
out of their mouths and consume him. "And 
if any man will hurt them, he must in this way 
be killed." These two witnesses have power 
to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of 
their prophecy." This rather implies that 
there will be no rain for three years and a half, 
or during the whole of the Anti-Christ's reign. 
They have also "power over waters to turn 
them to blood, and to smite the earth with all 
plagues," as often as they will. And when 
they shall have finished their testimony, at the 
end of the forty-two months, and just at the 
close of the Anti-Christ's career, "The beast 
that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall 
make war against them, and shall overcome 
them, and kill them." This is the scarlet-col- 
ored beast upon which the harlot sat. Here 



140 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

is the first mention of this beast that will be in 
full control of Jerusalem and the world, at the 
time that the two witnesses are finishing their 
work. But as we are not considering a scene, 
but only stating what will take place at the 
time Jerusalem is trodden under foot of the 
Gentiles, we will study this beast fully when 
he appears. 

Dead Bodies in the Street 

"And their dead bodies shall lie in the street 
of the great city which is spiritually called 
Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was 
crucified." Jerusalem at this time will be a 
Sodom. The two witnesses are lying dead in 
the street, and the people from different na- 
tions then living there shall see their dead bod- 
ies three days and a half, and shall not permit 
their dead bodies to be put in graves; and news 
of their death having been telegraphed all over 
the world, all nations will "Rejoice and make 
merry, because these two prophets tormented 
them that dwell on the earth." The plagues 
brought by the two witnesses have been world 
plagues, and the world has known from whence 
they came. Now that the two men are dead, 
the world rejoices, supposing that their troubles 
will cease. But after three days and a half, 
the spirit of life from God, entered into them 
and they stood upon their feet, and great fear 
fell upon them that saw them. And they heard 



THE TWO WITNESSES 141 

a voice from heaven saying unto them, "Conie 
up hither," and they ascended up to heaven in 
a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. In 
the same hour, there was a great earthquake, 
in which seven thousand men were killed, and 
part of the city destroyed. The people were 
terrified, and acknowledged that God had done 
this. All of this will be worked out exactly as 
God has given it to us, and at the time ap- 
pointed. Not a word shall fail. 

"The second woe is past; and behold, the 
third woe cometh quickly." God is now work- 
ing fast. No more winking at sin. Man's 
day is ending, and Christ shall reign for a 
thousand years. 




CHRIST TAKES THE KINGDOM 



ND the seventh angel sounded: and 
there were great voices In heaven, saying, 
the kingdoms of this world are become 
the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His 
Christ; and He shall reign forever and 
ever. And the four and twenty elders 
which sat before God on their seats, fell 
upon their faces and worshipped God, say- 
ing. We give Thee thanks, O Lord God 
Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to 
come; because Thou hast taken to Thee 
Thy great power, and hast reigned. And 
the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is 
come, and the time of the dead, that they 
should be judges, and that Thou shouldst 
give reward unto Thy servants the proph- 
ets, and to the saints, and them that fear 
Thy name, small and great; and shouldst 
destroy them which destroy the earth. And 
the temple of God was opened In heaven, 
and there was seen In His temple the ark 
of His testament; and there were light- 
nings, and voices, and thunderings, and 
an earthquake, and great hail. Rev. 
11:15-19. 



CHRIST TAKES THE KINGDOM 143 

This is a scene in heaven. "And there were 
great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms 
of this world are become the kingdoms of our 
Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign 
forever and ever." When the heir to a throne 
is crowned, there is great rejoicing by his 
friends. There will be shouting in heaven 
among the saints and angels when all the king- 
doms on earth become the kingdom of God, and 
Christ shall reign forever. No man will ever 
reign on earth again. "The government shall 
be upon His shoulders and His Name shall be 
called, Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty 
God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of 
Peace." Isa. 9:6. 

And the four and twenty elders which sat 
before God on their thrones fell upon their 
faces and worshipped God, saying, "We give 
Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which 
art, and wast, and art to come; because Thou 
hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast 
reigned." The elders are the representatives 
of all the saints in heaven, and thus declare 
their joy that the time has at last come, when 
God and Christ have asserted their rights, and 
have taken the kingdom. They also declare 
that "The nations were angry, and Thy wrath 
is come, and the time of the dead, that they 
should be judged, and that Thou shouldst give 
reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to 
the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small 



144 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and great." They also declare that the time 
has come, that God, "Should destroy them 
which destroy the earth." This implies that 
the wars, raging for years, ever since the Anti- 
Christ went forth to conquer, when peace was 
taken from the earth, shall be stopped by God 
destroying the men who have been, and are 
destroying the earth. This is the work to be 
done; not a reformation, not a sweeping revival. 
God's wrath is come. It was mercy, patience, 
long-suffering, pleading with sinners, "Why will 
ye die?" Now it is wrath with the men who 
will not repent, will not hearken, will not hear 
God. "And there were lightnings, and voices, 
and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great 
hail." The earth trembles greatly as the wrath 
of God kindles. From this time on, God and 
the Lamb will have their way on this earth, 
closing man's rule, or misrule, forever. 




THE WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE 

SUN 

ND there appeared a great wonder in 
heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, 
and the moon under her feet, and upon 
her head a crown of twelve stars: And 
she being with child cried, travailing in 
birth, and pained to be delivered. And 
there appeared another wonder in heaven; 
and behold a great red dragon, having 
seven heads and ten horns, and seven 
crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew 
the third part of the stars of heaven, and 
did cast them to the earth and the dragon 
stood before the woman which was ready 
to be delivered, for to devour her child as 
soon as it was born. And she brought 
forth a man child, who was to rule all 
nations with a rod of Iron: and her child 
was caught up unto God and to His throne. 
Rev. 12:1-5. 

This woman represents the Church of God 
in all ages, from Adam down to the last man 
that will be washed in the Blood of Christ. 

The crown of twelve stars on her head, in- 
dicates that she is of the twelve tribes of Israel; 



146 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and also is of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 
And this is clearly proven by Rev. 21:9-12, 
"And there came unto me one of the seven 
angels which had the seven vials full of the 
seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, 
Come hither, and I will show thee the bride 
the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in 
the spirit to a great and high mountain, and 
he showed me that great city, the holy Jerusa- 
lem, descending out of heaven from God: and 
her light was like unto a stone most precious, 
even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; and 
had a wall great and high, and had twelve 
gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names 
written thereon, which are the names of the 
twelve tribes of the children of Israel." 

This is the Bride 

This is the bride, the Lamb's wife, includ- 
ing the saved people from all of the twelve 
tribes of Israel. 

"And the wall of the city had twelve founda- 
tions, and in them the names of the twelve 
apostles of the Lamb. Rev, 21:14. 

This city is the bride, the Lamb's wife; and 
includes the twelve apostles^ who are founda- 
tions of the true Church of God: and the twelve 
gates of the city are the twelve tribes of Israel^ 
or indicate that the twelve tribes of Israel are 
there. 

The Holy Spirit declares through the Apostle 



WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN 147 

Paul, to the saints at Ephesus, "Now therefore 
ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but 
fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the house- 
hold of God; and are built upon the foundation 
of the apostles, and prophets, Jesus Christ Him- 
self being the chief cornerstone." Eph. 2 : 19-20. 

Here is positive proof that the Gentile be- 
lievers are builded upon the same foundation; 
and this foundation is not the apostles only, but 
the prophets also. And these are the founda- 
tion stones of the only true Church of God: the 
bride the Lamb's wife, the holy Jerusalem. And 
the woman with the moon under her feet, and 
clothed with the sun, is the bride, the Lamb's 
wife. 

At this particular time when the woman ap- 
peared, with the moon under her feet; and 
clothed with the sun: all on earth who "Are 
the Lord's" have been resurrected; and all who 
were still in the body, and were ready for 
heaven, have been changed "In a moment, in 
the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, (ex- 
cepting the two witnesses) : for the trump shall 
sound; and the dead shall be raised incorrupt- 
ible, and we shall be changed." I Cor. 15:52. 
All of these are in the resurrection state, hav- 
ing their spiritual, heavenly bodies; and are in 
heaven before the throne, to be forever with 
the Lord. Rev. 7:9-17. 

Those resurrected and glorified saints, to- 



148 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

gather with the first-fruits, constitute the Church 
in heaven. This Church has the moon under 
her feet, and is clothed with the sun, Jerusa- 
lem which is above is free, which is the mother 
of us all. Gal. 4:26. 

The Woman Represents the Church 

The woman in Rev. 12:1, represents the 
Church of Jesus Christ on earth and in heaven. 
The saints who were in the body when their 
Lord came, were the Church on earth of that 
day. They had been actively at work on earth, 
for the salvation of souls, until they were 
changed and caught up to meet the Lord in 
the air. The effect of their teaching; and the 
good seed sown beside all waters, remained with 
the unsaved on earth. Many persons were un- 
der conviction for sinning, but had not yielded 
themselves to God. Many foolish virgins, 
backslidden preachers and people, were left 
on earth, who knew the truth. Both of these 
classes of persons are coming to the birth ; but 
are not yet born of God. 

A mother being with child, and dying, the 
child dies also. But in this case, the mother is 
not dead, but in heaven, with the resurrected 
body. See Rev. 7:9-17 and 8:1-4. Here we 
see the church in heaven, the living mother, 
praying. There was great rejoicing when they 
first reached the throne; later there was a great 
silence for half an hour; and then this great 



WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN 149 

church prayer meeting, when the incense and 
the prayers of the saints went up to God. And 
what were they praying about, or for? Was it 
not for the children begotten, but not yet born, 
and on earth? The mother is here seen "Tra- 
vailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 
Rev. 12:2. The delivery would be on earth, 
as the children were born of the Spirit. 



THE MAN CHILD. 




and t 



HE church having been resurrected, and 
in heaven; and the great red dragon (the 
Devil) having been cast down to the 
earth, stands ready to devour the child- 
ren as soon as they are born of God; 
ley have no mother on earth to care for 
them. All of those persons thus truly born of 
God, after the saints that were on earth when 
Jesus came, are gone; and all backslidden per- 
sons, who have wept their way back to God, 
"Until Christ be formed in them," anew, com- 
pose the Man-Child company. The soul is born, 
created anew, raised to a new life at conver- 
sion; and the body is born into the heavenly 
state at, or in the resurrection. This Man- 
Child could not be caught up to heaven with- 
out being born of God, soul and body. Dead 
people cannot go into heaven. "Ye must be 
born again." John 3 :7, 

The Two Witnesses 

The two witnesses have been on earth since 
the Lord came and raised the dead and trans- 
lated the living saints; and they have not been 
idle. They are the Peter and Paul of that 
time. How can the people hear without a 



THE MAN CHILD 151 

preacher; and how can they preach unless they 
be sent of God? These witnesses are immune 
to all plagues ; and the wars then raging. They 
are super-men in the fullest sense of the word. 
They cannot be killed, for God keeps them. 
Fire proceeds from their mouths, and kills any 
man that would hurt them. They are the only 
persons who can go about witnessing for Jesus; 
and exhorting men to repent, and believe on 
the Lord Jesus Christ; in that day. Other 
men who will not take the mark, and worship 
the beast, are put to death. They are being 
searched for everywhere, to kill them. "Blessed 
are the dead who die in the Lord from hence- 
forth." Rev. 14:13. The conditions, and per- 
secution will be so terrible, that to die in the 
Lord will be blessed. 

Miraculous Power 

These two witnesses will have power to turn 
water into blood, and to smite the earth with 
plagues as often as they will. And will prob- 
ably be carried about by the Spirit, as Philip 
was, from place to place as God wills. Angels 
also, will be preaching at this time; and warn- 
ing men not to take the mark of the beast. See 
Rev. 14:9-11. Men will be exhorted not to 
fear men, but to fear God; and make peace 
with Flim, by repentance, and faith in the Lord 
Jesus Christ. And men will fall down before 
God; and cry out for salvation from sin, with 
the full knowledge that they will be put to 



152 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

death by the followers of the Anti-Christ, as 
soon as they are discovered. And they will not 
try to hide themselves to prolong life : knowing 
that to deny Christ, to save their own lives, 
would cause them to lose their souls and bodies 
in hell. 

Those will be awful days. But "Whosoever 
will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever 
will lose his life for my sake shall find it." 
Matt. 16:25. Men will then decide whether 
they will remain in sin with demons; and go 
to hell; or turn to God and Christ; and die 
as martyrs, and be forever with the Lord. 
"Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me 
and my words in this adulterous and sinful gen- 
eration, of him also shall the Son of Man be 
ashamed when He cometh in the glory of His 
Father with the holy angels." Mark 8:38. 

Multitudes will come to Christ, because of 
the words of the two witnesses; and of the 
angels; and the awful conditions that then ex- 
ist. Here is the birth of the "Man-Child." 
Born of God, with the Devil and death standing 
before them. They willingly die to save their 
souls. And as the two witnesses later on, when 
slain, their bodies lie unburied in the street un- 
til God raises them to life again: so, probably 
the members of the Man-Child company will 
lie dead until resurrected. But God will catch 
them up to His throne, as the gleanings of the 
great harvest of resurrected saints; this will be 
the closing scene of the first resurrection. See 



THE MAN CHILD 153 

Rev. 20:4. "And I saw the souls of them that 
were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and 
for the word of God, and which had not wor- 
shipped the beast, neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their foreheads; 
and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou- 
sand years," Here the martyred saints join 
the company heretofore resurrected, making 
the entire company who shall rule the nations 
with a rod of iron. See Rev. 2:26, 27. "And 
he that overcometh and keepeth my words unto 
the end, to him will I give power over the na- 
tions : and he shall rule them with a rod of 
iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be 
broken to shivers." 

The Woman in the Wilderness 

And the woman fled into the wilderness, 
where she hath a place prepared of God, 
that they should feed her there a thousand 
two hundred and three-score days. And 
there was war in heaven: Michael and 
his angels fought against the dragon; and 
the dragon fought and his angels, and 
prevailed not; neither was their place 
found any more in heaven. And the great 
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, 
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiv- 
eth the whole world; he was cast out into 
the earth, and his angels were cast out 
with him. And I heard a loud voice say- 
ing in heaven, Now is come salvation, and 



154 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

strength, and the kingdom of our God, 
and the power of His Christ: for the ac- 
cuser of our brethren is cast down, which 
accused them before our God day and 
night. And they overcame him by the 
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of 
their testimony; and they loved not their 
lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, 
ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and 
of the sea ! for the devil is come down 
unto you, having great wrath, because 
he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 
And when the dragon saw that he was 
cast unto the earth, he persecuted the 
woman which brought forth the man-child. 
And to the woman were given two wings 
of a great eagle, that she might fly into 
the wilderness, into her place, where she 
is nourished for a time, and times, and 
half a time, from the face of the serpent 
And the serpent cast out of his mouth wa- 
ter as a flood after the woman, that he 
might cause her to be carried away of the 
flood. And the earth helped the woman, 
and the earth opened her mouth, and swal- 
lowed up the flood which the dragon cast 
out of his mouth. Aind the dragon was 
wroth with the woman, and went to make 
war with the remnant of her seed, which 
keep the commandments of God and have 



THE MAN CHILD 155 

the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. 

12:6-17. 

The Church of God is often referred to 
as a woman, or the wife of the Lamb. The 
true Church of God is in heaven at this time. 
No mention of the church has been made since 
the first seal was opened. The church was sud- 
denly and quietly removed by the Lord, as a 
thief in the night when the sixth seal was 
opened. The nominal church, as the Israelites in 
the wilderness in the days of Moses, were far 
from being holy men, but were truly selected of 
God, and in preparation for the future. So the 
144,000 Israelites sealed by the angel in their 
foreheads, are now the nominal church of the 
future, and are removed into the wilderness, 
propably the same wilderness between Pales- 
and Egypt "Where she hath a place prepared 
of God that they should feed her there, a thou- 
sand two hundred and three-score days." This 
is the same number of days that the two wit- 
nesses prophesy, and at the same time; while the 
Anti-Christ army desecrates every sacred spot in 
Jerusalem except the temple, and altar, for 
forty and two months. Now the lines are clearly 
drawn. God has His two witnesses in the tem- 
ple, and its congregation have been carried 
away on the "Two wings of a great eagle, that 
she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, 
where she is nourished for a time, and times, 
and half a time (three years and a half) from 



156 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the face of the serpent," safe in the desert home, 
and miraculously fed by the hand of God. 

War in Heaven 

"And there was war in heaven." That is 
the heavens above this earth. This war is be- 
tween Michael and his angels who always fight 
for Israel; and the dragon. And the dragon 
and his angels fought in the air above, and 
prevailed not, but was cast down onto the earth, 
and his angels with him. This dragon that was 
cast down is that old serpent that deceived Eve 
in the Garden. He is called the Devil and Sa- 
tan. There is a Devil, and here he is in a des- 
perate fight to keep God and Christ from tak- 
ing this earth out of his possession, for he has 
held it for nearly six thousand years. 

"And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying. 
Now is come salvation, and strength, and the 
kingdom of our God, and the power of His 
Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast 
down, which accused them before God, day and 
night." 

There is great rejoicing in heaven, for God 
has bidden them rejoice over this casting down 
of Satan; but woe to the inhabitants of the 
earth, and of the sea, for the Devil has come 
down to the earth having great wrath, having 
been defeated, and having the knowledge that 
he has only a short time to remain on earth 
before he will be shut up in the bottomless 
pit for a thousand years. The demons which 



THE MAN CHILD 157 

are In the air at the present time, will be driven 
down and confined to the earth, and dreadful 
things will occur. After Satan is cast out of 
heaven and down to the earth, he will turn 
all his venom against the 144,000 sealed Israel- 
ites, and will persecute them until God miracu- 
lously transfers them from Jerusalem to their 
wilderness home. When Satan finds that they 
are all gone, he will make war with the rem- 
nant of her seed; Israelites not sealed, who 
were wholly in the dark concerning the times 
in which they lived. They will be slaughtered 
on every side. Satan will also "Make war on 
the people which keep the commandments of 
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." 
We understand by this that the foolish vir- 
gins who were left on the earth at the first res- 
urrection, not being ready for the coming of 
the Lord; and preachers and people who were 
then backslidden, having a form of godliness 
but denying the power thereof, lovers of pleas- 
ure more than lovers of God, these during the 
awful tribulation that came upon the earth, dis- 
covered their mistake, repented of their sins, 
returned to the Lord, and are at this time "keep- 
ing the commandments of God, and have the 
testimony of Jesus Christ." These will now 
suffer martyrdom at the hands of the Anti- 
Christ, and join the resurrected hosts in heaven. 
(See Revelation 15:2, 3.) 




THE SEVEN-HEADED BEAST. 

T is necessary that we continually keep 
in mind where we are in the unfolding 
of the events which must come to pass. 
Peace which was taken from the earth 
has not returned. War, famine and 
pestilence are doing their work. The great 
world earthquake, the positive sign of His com- 
ing, has left the earth in ruins. The saints have 
been raised up to the throne in heaven to suf- 
fer no more, and the earth is left without the 
salt, and light, and restraint of the saints. After 
the saints are separated from the wicked, fire 
falls from heaven upon the rebellious people, 
upon the sea and upon the land. Demons were 
let loose upon the wicked for five months, but 
no repentance came. Then came the last great 
struggle of the world war. All Asia against 
the other parts of the world, in which the third 
part of men have been killed. Now the Anti- 
Christ, having conquered all, establishes a king- 
dom. 

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, 
and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, 
having seven heads and ten horns, and 



THE SEVEN-HEADED BEAST 159 

upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his 
heads the name of blasphemy. And the 
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, 
and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and 
his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the 
dragon gave him his power, and his seat 
and great authority. And I saw one of his 
heads as it were wounded to death; and 
his deadly wound was healed: and all the 
world wondered after the beast. And 
they worshipped the dragon which gave 
power unto the beast: and they worshipped 
the beast, saying. Who is like unto the 
beast? who is able to make war with 
him? And there was given unto him a 
mouth speaking great things and blas- 
phemies; and power was given unto him 
to continue forty and two months. And 
he opened his mouth in blasphemy against 
God, to blaspheme His name, and His 
tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 
And it was given unto him to make war 
with the saints, and to overcome them; and 
power was given him over all kindreds, 
and tongues, and nations. And all that 
dwell upon the earth shall worship him, 
whose names are not written in the book 
of life of the Lamb slain from the founda- 
tion of the world. If any man have an 
ear, let him hear. Rev. 13:1-8. 
'And I, John, stood on the sand of the sea, 



160 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and saw a beast rise up out of the sea." Daniel 
saw four beasts come up out of the sea in his 
vision from God, and was instructed of God 
that the four beasts impHed four Monarchies 
that should arise in the earth, one after the 
other, and that the Babylonian monarchy was 
the first of the four. After that came the 
Media Persian, then the Grecian, and then the 
Roman. Daniel 7:1-8, 17, 28. So we have 
learned that a beast coming up out of the sea 
means a new kingdom. Here then is a new 
kingdom organized out of the sea of fighting 
millions of earth. This beast has seven heads. 
The heads direct the body. These heads prob- 
ably will be seven mighty men as heads of this 
kingdom, or it may refer to seven kinds of 
monarchies confederated in this beast power. 

The beast has ten horns. Horns indicate 
kings and gov^ernments, and this is clearly seen 
in this beast, as each horn is crowned. Only 
kings or emperors were crowns. Here we have 
a new kingdom, composed of ten former king- 
doms coming together as one monarchy, all 
wearing crowns. All over the heads of this 
beast is labelled, "Blasphemy." This beast was 
like unto a leopard, spotted all over, probably 
indicating the different nationalities composing 
it. His feet were as the feet of a bear, indicat- 
ing his power to tear to pieces; and his mouth as 
the mouth of a lion, indicating power to devour. 



THE SEVEN-HEADED BEAST 161 

"And the dragon gave him his power." 
The dragon is the Devil and Satan, that old 
serpent. There Is a Devil and he has tremendous 
power, and he now gives all his power to this 
beast kingdom. He also gives his throne to this 
beast 

Satan's Throne 

Satan has a throne and seat of government on 
this earth. In the days of John on Patmos, 
Satan's seat or throne was In Pergamos (Rev. 
2:13), and men were dying as martyrs because 
of his presence and power. In these closing 
days Satan has his seat in Jerusalem, where the 
temple has been rebuilt, and there he Is prepar- 
ing the way for his man, the man of sin, the Anti- 
christ. When this new kingdom of confederated 
nations Is formed, and they have accepted the 
man that Satan has been using for years, or 
since the white horse went forth to conquer, 
Satan will vacate his seat or throne and will give 
him great authority and power. Satan will then 
rule the world through this man of sin, who is 
Invested with demon power from this on. 

After conquering the army of two hundred 
millions from Asia; subduing the world unto 
himself, (the third part of men having been 
killed in the final battles, and millions in judg- 
ment plagues), the Antichrist Is finally firmly 
seated on the Devil's throne as Supreme Ruler. 
All the world will wonder at the beast, the man, 



162 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and the kingdom with the supernatural unearth- 
ly power manifested, and will worship the 
dragon or Devil, which gave this mighty power 
to the beast. "And they worshipped the beast, 
saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able 
to make war with him?" 

The Antichrist is now seated in the temple 
showing himself that he is God, and working 
signs and wonders by the power of Satan, such 
as was never done by man. There was given 
unto him a mouth speaking great things and 
blasphemies, and power was given unto him to 
do this for forty-two months. No more, no 
less ! This is going on at the same time the two 
witnesses prophesy; the city is trodden down; 
and the church is hid, and fed in the wilderness, 
as already explained. 

"And he opened his mouth in blasphemy 
against God, to blaspheme His name and his 
tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven. And 
it was given unto him to make war with the 
saints, and to overcome them." These saints 
are all persons among the Gentiles who have 
turned to God during the Antichrist's war of 
conquest; and are now living. God has saved 
their souls, but now permits the Antichrist to kill 
their bodies. This is the punishment to all who 
will not be ready for the coming of our King. 

Repent, dear reader, and turn to God and be 
saved now 1 



THE SEVEN-HEADED BEAST 163 

Power Given to the Antichrist 

Power was given to the Antichrist over all 
kindreds, and tongues, and nations. All these 
shall worship the Antichrist, except the persons 
whose names are written in the Lamb's book of 
Life. All persons who truly repent of all their 
sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, the 
Saviour, have their names written in this Book 
of Life. They will not worship the beast, and 
because they will not, he has them beheaded. At 
this time the saints must not defend themselves, 
for he that killeth with the sword will be killed 
with the sword. To take the sword would not 
save them. The Antichrist power now holding 
the sword and leading them into captivity, will 
in turn be taken captive by our Lord, and killed 
by Him. Here is the patience of the saints. 
They can die as martyrs, but cannot sm against 
God and man, by attempting to kill the Anti- 
christ. 




THE ECCLESIASTICAL BEAST- 



ND I beheld another beast coming up out 
of the earth; and he had two horns Hke 
a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And 
he exerciseth all the power of the first 
beast before him, and causeth the earth 
and them which dwell therein to worship 
the first beast, whose deadly wound was 
healed. And he doeth great wonders, so 
that he maketh fire come down from 
heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 
and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth 
by the means of those miracles which he 
had power to do in the sight of the beast; 
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that 
they should make an image to the beast, 
which had the wound by a sword, and did 
live. And he had power to give life unto 
the image of the beast, that the image of 
the beast should both speak, and cause that 
as many as would not worship the image of 
the beast should be killed. And he causeth 
all, the small and the great, and the rich 
and the poor, and the free and the bond, 
that there be given them a mark on their 
right hand, or upon their forehead; and 



THE ECCLESIASTICAL BEAST 165 

that no man should be able to buy or to 
sell, save he that hath the mark, even the 
name of the beast or the number of his 
name. Here is wisdom. He that hath 
understanding, let him count the number of 
the beast; for it is the number of a man: 
and his number is Six Hundred and Sixty 
andSix. Revelation 13 :1 1-18. R. V. 

This second beast did not come up out of a 
sea of warring men, but came up out of the 
earth in quietness, unobserved as a plant grow- 
ing up ; but it came as surely. It had two horns, 
small like a lamb. It seemed perfectly harmless, 
but spoke as a dragon or Devil. He had all the 
power, and used all the powers of the first beast 
who came before him. This is ecclesiastical 
power. The Antichrist church will have a great 
man at its head, who will be known as a Prophet 
but he will be a false prophet, — the Devil's 
prophet. He will exercise all the power of the 
Beast kingdom and cause all on earth to worship 
the first beast, or Antichrist. Here is Church 
and State working hand in hand. This second 
Beast does great wonders, even making fire 
come down from heaven on the earth in the sight 
of men. These miraculous manifestations and 
signs will be wrought so as to deceive men; to 
deceive all but the children of God who know 
the Scriptures and know God. 



166 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

Image Worship 

He also commands that an image be made of 
the Antichrist; and when the image is completed, 
he gives it power to speak. Probably some 
mechanical, automatic contrivance is installed 
so that the image will move about and speak, 
for there will be much deception in all that he 
does. "He deceiveth the people." 

The false prophet by Satanic power causeth 
that as many as would not worship the Image of 
the Beast should be killed ( Rev. 13:15). This 
reminds one of the golden Image that 
Nebuchadnezzar set up in the plains of Dura, in 
Daniel's day. Again, this second beast, eccle- 
siastical power, causeth all, both small and great, 
rich and poor, slaves and masters, to receive a 
mark in their right hand (the one with which we 
do business) , or in their foreheads (where it can 
be seen easily), and that no man might buy or 
sell except he that had the mark, or the name of 
the beast, or the number of his name. Rev. 
13:16-17. 

Mark of the Beast 

No man has yet received the mark of the 
beast, nor can receive the mark until the Anti- 
christ is on the throne, and his church is in 
power; and the command to go forth from the 
False Prophet, to mark his own true followers, 
so they will be known on sight, and so that those 
who do not hold allegiance to the Church and 



THE ECCLESIASTICAL BEAST 167 

the Government may be discovered: and as 
people must buy and sell or starve, all will be 
forced by hunger to show themselves. This 
marking will probably be tattooing into the skin 
with needle and ink, a mark or name or number 
of the beast, whatever the beast decides upon. 
These three forms of marking will doubtless 
indicate different classes of the Antichrist's fol- 
lowers, such as Priests, officers and subjects. 

Matters become exceedingly serious for God's 
children of those days. Some who would not 
worship the image have been killed. Some have 
not been discovered. The drive is on to find 
them. The faithful ones are praying. An en- 
forced fast is coming upon them. Food that has 
been scarce is running out; in some cases has run 
out many days since. Some have yielded and 
taken the mark to get bread. Some are think- 
ing of doing so, because of the tears of wives 
and children. Some have actually starved to 
death, and many are starving. At this time no 
preacher dare call the saints together to encour- 
age and strengthen them. That would expose 
them to sudden death which would be just what 
the Antichrist would rejoice in. What shall the 
trembling, starving, sometimes wavering saints 
do? 




ANGELS PREACHING 

ND I looked and lo, a Lamb stood 
on the mount Zion, and with him a hun- 
dred and forty and four thousand, hav- 
ing his Father's name written in their 
foreheads. And I heard a voice from 
heaven, as the voice of many waters, and 
as the voice of a great thunder: and I 
heard the voice of harpers harping with 
their harps: and they sung as it were a new 
song before the throne, and before the four 
beasts, and the elders: and no man could 
learn that song but the hundred and forty 
and four thousand, which were redeemed 
from the earth. These are they which were 
not defiled with women; for they are vir- 
gins. These are they which follow the 
Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These 
were redeemed from among men, being the 
first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And 
in their mouth was found no guile: for 
they are without fault before the throne of 
God. And I saw another angel fly in the 
midst of heaven, having the everlasting 
gospel to preach unto them that dwell on 
the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, 



ANGELS PREACHING 169 

and tongue, and people, saying with a loud 
voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; 
for the hour of his judgment is come; and 
worship him that made heaven, and earth, 
and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 
And there followed another angel, saying, 
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, 
because she made all nations drinlc of the 
wine of the wrath of her fornication. And 
the third angel followed them, saying with 
a loud voice. If any man worship the beast 
and his image, and receive his mark in his 
forehead, or in his hand, the same shall 
drink of the wine of the wrath of God, 
which is poured out without mixture into 
the cup of his indignation; and he shall be 
tormented with fire and brimstone in the 
presence of the holy angels, and in the 
presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of 
their torment ascendeth up forever and 
ever: and they have no rest day nor night, 
who worship the beast and his image, and 
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 
Rev. 14:1-11. 

All heaven is stirred over the conditions on 
earth. The wavering ranks of saints must be 
strengthened. The devil must be defeated. 
"And I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on Mount 
Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty and 
four thousand, having his Father's name written 



170 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

in their foreheads." Here are all the persons 
who came out of their graves when Jesus arose 
from the dead, led by their Lord, having his 
Father's name written in their foreheads; harp- 
ing on their harps and singing the new song that 
none but they can sing. They are singing 
around the throne in heaven. It sounded like 
great thunder and many waters. Angels are 
sent out to do the preaching. Three different 
classes of angels follow each other in proper 
order, visiting each and every halting, wavering 
saint on earth. "Having the everlasting gospel 
to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and 
to every nation and kindred and tongue and peo- 
ple, saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give 
glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is 
come: and worship Him that made heaven and 
earth and the sea, and the fountains of waters." 
That means, do not worship this devil-controlled 
man who says he is God. 

The next angel that calls to strengthen the 
brethren cries out, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, 
that great city, because she made all nations 
drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornica- 
tion." All nations have been drinking ever since 
Cain killed his brother, and all have been drink- 
ing since the war began in 1914; but the Baby- 
lonian rule will soon be over. Its end is now 
being announced by angels. 

"And the third angel follows, saying with a 
loud voice," These angels are greatly stirred 



ANGELS PREACHING 171 

and speak to stir the saints, saying, "If any man 
worship the beast and his image, and receive his 
mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same 
shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, 
which is poured out without mixture into the 
cup of His indignation; and he shall be tor- 
mented with fire and brimstone in the presence 
of the holy angels, and in the presence of the 
Lamb; and the smoke of their torment ascend- 
eth up forever and ever, and they have no rest 
day nor night who worship the beast and his 
image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his 
name." This preaching by the angels will make 
every saint courageous and fearless of death. 
At this time all the teeming millions who have, 
or who now take the mark of the beast and wor- 
ship the image, seal their own damnation for- 
ever. 

The wavering saints are strengthened, and 
stand firm in the faith, seeing that their suffer- 
ing will soon be over; and they will enter into 
the "exceeding and eternal weight of glory." 

They positively refuse to receive the mark; 
and willingly die, believing in the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 




THE FALSE PROPHET 

HE False Prophet is not the Antichrist, 
but will be the chief man or Ruler of the 
Antichrist church. He will probably be a 
man at the head of one of the churches on 
earth that can swing the largest number 
of men into line. He may be the Mohammedan 
leader or the Pope, but when he accepts the 
position, Satan will take full possession of him, 
as he did of Judas Iscariot, and he will be em- 
powered by Satan to do signs and wonders, and 
to deceive the whole world. 

And I heard a voice from heaven saying 
unto me. Write, Blessed are the dead which 
die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, 
saith the Spirit, that they may rest from 
their labours; and their works do follow 
them. And I looked, and behold a white 
cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto 
the Son of Man, having on his head a 
golden crown, and in his hand a sharp 
sickle. And another angel same out of the 
temple, crying with a loud voice to him that 
sat on the cloud. Thrust in thy sickle, and 
reap : for the time is come for thee to reap; 



THE FALSE PROPHET 173 

for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And 
he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle 
on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 
Rev. 14:13-16. 

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth." The henceforth has refer- 
ence to the conditions then existing. To take 
the mark in order to get bread and live until the 
end of the three and a half-year period, will 
mean hell, with the devil forever and ever. To 
refuse to take the mark is to be hunted as a rat 
or rabbit by dogs until destroyed. The only 
other alternative is to "Die in the Lord." To 
stand firm in the faith, washed and cleansed in 
the Blood of the Lamb; not counting life dear 
unto them; waiting patiently until death by 
starvation, or by being taken out of the body by 
the Lord, or by martyrdom ; this alone will re- 
lease them from a hell on earth, to the paradise 
above. "From henceforth," from that time on, 
to die In the Lord is sought for, is desired, is 
the most blessed thing that could come to the 
saints in hiding from the hosts of the Antichrist. 

"And I looked, and behold a white cloud, 
and upon this cloud sat one like unto the Son of 
Man." One like unto the Son of Man, having 
on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a 
sharp sickle. John does not say that this was 
the Son of Man; and it seems, quite improper, 
that an angel should come out of the temple, cry- 



174 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

ing with a loud voice to the Son of God; and 
commanding Him to thrust in His sickle, and 
reap the harvest of the earth. 

This angel, who gives the command, is said 
to be another angel, which seems to imply that 
the one who sat on the white cloud with a sharp 
sickle in his hand, was also an angel, although 
he was like unto the Son of Man, and had a 
crown on his head. 

It will be well to remember that the saints 
have been resurrected and caught up to be with 
God, on the sea of glass, before the throne; 
and that all the saints are now like unto the Son 
of Man, and wear crowns. This is God's 
reaper sent to gather in all the saints of that day. 
For the harvest of the earth is ripe; and he 
thrust in his sickle and the earth was reaped. 
Observe that this comes at the close, or near the 
close of the Antichrist's forty-two months' reign, 
while he is making his drive to exterminate all 
who will not worship him, and at the same time 
when the two witnesses fall before his mighty 
onslaught. All the unrepentant world rejoice 
that the troubles of the people, the fanatics, the 
heretics, the holy rollers, are gone. But God 
has taken them unto Himself. 

The Last Overcomers. 

I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled 
with fire : and them that had gotten the vic- 
tory over the beast, and over his image, 



THE FALSE PROPHET 175 

and over his mark, and over the number of 
his name, stand on the sea of glass, having 
the harps of God; and they sing the Song 
of Moses, the servant of God, and the Song 
of the Lamb, saying. Great and marvelous 
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just 
and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and 
glorify thy Name? For thou only art 
Holy: for all nations shall come and wor- 
ship before thee; for thy judgments are 
made manifest. Rev. 15:2-4. 
Here we see all the saints who had turned to 
God after Jesus Christ had come and taken His 
own. They have gone through the great tribu- 
lation, and have refused the mark of the beast. 
They did not worship the beast or his image. 
They have overcome him by the Blood of the 
Lamb, and they have resisted unto blood, striv- 
ing against sin. And now they are on the same 
sea of glass before the throne, where we saw all 
the saints and angels in Revelation 7 :9-10, prais- 
ing God. This reaping does not refer to the 
death of the body only. John sees the saints 
who refused to receive the mark, no matter how 
they died, in the same resurrection state, and 
place, as he saw the great multitude from every 
nation, kindred, people, and tongue who came 
up in the first resurrection; all standing before 
the throne with their harps, rejoicing and prais- 
ing God. The great multitude that went up 



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after the opening of the sixth seal knew nothing 
of the sorrows and tortures that had fallen upon 
these last overcomers, who had gotten the vic- 
tory over the Antichrist, loving not their lives 
unto death. These are the gleanings of the har- 
vest, and the last human beings to have part in 
the first resurrection. 

We get another glimpse of these overcomers 
at the time Satan is bound and shut up in the 
bottomless pit for a thousand years, in Revela- 
tion 20:4. 

And I saw the souls of them that were 
beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for 
the Word of God, and which had not wor- 
shipped the beast, neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their fore- 
heads, or in their hands, and they lived and 
reigned with Christ a thousand years. 

This is the Millenial reign on this earth. 
These had been beheaded. This will be the 
mode of killing under the Antichrist. These 
have gone through the whole of the great tribu- 
came up out of the great tribulation before the 
lation. The great company in Revelation 7 :9, 
Antichrist was seated on his throne. 



THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED 




IND another angel came out of the temple 
which is in heaven, he also having a sharp 
sickle. And another angel came out from 
the altar, which had power over fire ; and 
cried with a loud cry to him that had the 
sharp sickle, saying, Thrust m thy sharp 
sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of 
the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the 
earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, 
and cast it into the great winepress of the 
wrath of God. And the winepress was 
trodden without the city, and blood came 
out of the winepress, even unto the horse 
bridles, by the space of a thousand and six 
hundred furlongs. Rev. 14:17-20. 

Now that God's harvest and gleaning time is 
over, and all the saints are gathered home, here 
is another reaper with a sharp sickle. He comes 
to reap what is left after the saints are all gone. 
For they are fully ripe ; ripe in sin, and ripe for 
destruction. They are cast into "the great wine- 
press of the wrath of God," and the winepress 
was trodden without the city, and blood came out 



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of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by 
the space of a thousand and six hundred fur- 
longs. Here is a stream of blood that indicates 
the destruction of hundreds of millions of 
human beings, cast into the great winepress of 
the wrath of God : men who have become desper- 
ately wicked; men who defy God to His face, 
and curse Him ; men who will not be saved. 

When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed 
from heaven with His mighty angels in 
flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that 
know not God, and that obey not the gos- 
pel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be 
punished with everlasting destruction from 
the presence of the Lord, and from the 
glory of His power; when He shall come 
to be glorified in His saints, and to be ad- 
mired in all them that believe in that day. 
2Thes. 1:7-10. 



THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES. 




ND I saw another sign in heaven, great 
and marvellous, seven angels having the 
seven last plagues; for in them Is filled up 
the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a 
sea of glass mingled with fire: and them 
that has gotten the victory over the beast, 
and over his image, and over his mark, and 
over the number of his name, stand on the 
sea of glass, having the harps of God. And 
they sing the Song of Moses the servant of 
God, and the Song of the Lamb, saying. 
Great and marvellous are thy works. Lord 
God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, 
thou King of saints. Who shall not fear 
thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for 
thou only art holy: for all nations shall 
come and worship before thee; for thy 
judgments are made manifest. And after 
that I looked, and, behold, the temple of 
the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven 
was opened: And the seven angels came 
out of the temple, having the seven plagues, 
clothed in pure and white linen, and having 
their breasts girded with golden girdles. 
And one of the four beasts gave unto the 
seven angels seven golden vials full of the 



180 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

wrath of God, who liveth forever and ever. 
And the temple was filled with smoke from 
the glory of God, and from his power; and 
no man was able to enter into the temple 
till the seven plagues of the seven angels 
were fulfilled. Rev. 15:1-8. 

The seven angels with the seven vials filled 
with the wrath of God, now come to do their 
work. The saints who had gotten the victory 
over the Antichrist are before the throne in 
heaven, having the harps of God, resurrected 
and glorified, and singing the song of Moses 
and the song of the Lamb. Two songs ! Deliv- 
erance from the Antichrist, and cleansing by the 
blood of the Lamb ! Now that the saints are 
all gathered off the earth, an angel is sent to 
reap the haters of God, and cleanse the earth, 
restoring all things, that the earth may have her 
sabbath, and Christ and His saints may reign 
during the seven-thousandth year. The seven 
angels having the seven last plagues are clothed 
in pure white linen, having their breasts girded 
with golden girdles. They go forth to slay 
men. Their white robes and golden girdles 
indicate that this slaying of men is righteous 
judgment upon men who have persistently 
defied God, and destroyed God's people from 
the earth. Observe that these are the seven last 
plagues. We are rapidly nearing the close of 
this great tragedy. 



THE SEVEN PLAGUES 181 

Full of the Wrath of God 

"And one of the four living creatures at the 
throne gave unto the seven angels seven golden 
bowls full of the wrath of God who liveth for- 
ever and ever." O, think of the wrath of God ! 
Who can stand before the wrath of God? 

"And the temple was filled with smoke from 
the glory of God and from His power and no 
man was able to enter into the temple till the 
seven plagues of the seven angels were ful- 
filled." The temple was open at this time as 
the angels came out, but no man can enter into 
the temple in heaven until God finishes His work 
on earth, dealing with sin and putting down 
rebellion. 

And I heard a great voice out of the 
temple saying to the seven angels. Go your 
ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath 
of God upon the earth. And the first 
went, and poured out his vial upon the 
earth; and there fell a noisome and griev- 
ous sore upon the men which had the mark 
of the beast, and upon them which wor- 
shipped his image. And the second angel 
poured out his vial upon the sea ; and it 
became as the blood of a dead man; and 
every living soul died in the sea. And the 
third angel poured out his vial upon the 
rivers and fountains of waters; and they 
became blood. And I heard the angel of 



182 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the waters say, Thou art righteous, O 
Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, 
because thou hast judged thus. For they 
have shed the blood of saints and prophets, 
and thou hast given them blood to drink; 
for they are worthy. And I heard another 
out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God 
Almighty, true and righteous are thy judg- 
ments. And the fourth angel poured out 
his vial upon the sun ; and power was given 
unto him to scorch men with fire. And 
men Avere scorched with great heat, and 
blasphemed the name of God, which hath 
power over these plagues: and they re- 
pented not to give Him glory. Rev. 
16:1-9. 
A great voice from God, "Go your ways," 
and the first bowl was poured out. "And there 
fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men 
which had the mark of the beast, and upon them 
which worshipped his image." This grievous 
sore will probably be similar to the sore that fell 
upon Job, causing him such anguish. And it fell 
upon the men who had the mark of the beast. 

"And the second angel poured out his bowl 
upon the sea; and the sea became as the blood 
of a dead man." That would be stagnant blood 
so that every living creature in the sea died. 
Under the sounding of the second trumpet, the 
third part of the sea turned to blood, and the 
third part of the creatures in the sea died. Now 



THE SEVEN PLAGUES 183 

all the sea becomes stagnated blood, and every 
remaining living creature dies. Can you grasp 
such a scene as the oceans turned into stagnant 
blood, full of dead carcasses of all things that 
had lived in the sea? 

"And the third angel poured out his bowl 
upon the rivers and lakes, and fountains of 
fresh waters, and they became blood." God 
turned all the waters of Egypt into blood in the 
days of Moses (Genesis 7:19-20), now He 
turns all fresh water on earth into blood. 

"And I heard the angel of the waters say. 
Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and 
wast, and shall be, because thou hast judged 
thus. For they have shed the blood of saints 
and prophets, and thou hast given them blood 
to drink, for they are worthy." This was said 
of the men who had killed all the saints on earth 
of that time, and God's wrath in giving them 
blood to drink is commended as a righteous 
punishment. 

"And the fourth angel poured out his bowl 
upon the sun, and the sun scorched men with 
fire." Dreadful suffering will result from this 
plague, bringing death; yet the earth dwellers 
upon being scorched by the sun, blasphemed the 
name of God and repented not of their sins, nor 
asked forgiveness of God. 

And the fifth angel poured out his vial 
upon the seat of the beast; and his king- 
dom was full of darkness ; and they gnawed 



184 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the 
God of heaven because of their pains and 
their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 
And the sixth angel poured out his vial 
upon the great river Euphrates; and the 
water thereof was dried up, that the way 
of the kings of the East might be prepared. 
And I saw three unclean spirits, like frogs, 
come out of the mouth of the dragon, and 
out of the mouth of the beast, and out of 
the mouth of the false prophet. For they 
are the spirits of devils, working miracles, 
which go forth unto the kings of the earth 
and of the whole world, to gather them to 
the battle of that great day of God 
Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. 
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth 
his garments, lest he walk naked, and they 
see his shame. And he gathered them to- 
gether into a place called in the Hebrew 
tongue Armageddon. And the seventh 
angel poured out his vial into the air; and 
there came a great voice out of the temple 
of heaven, from the throne, saying. It is 
done. And there were voices, and thun- 
ders, and lightnings; and there was a great 
earthquake, such as was not since men were 
upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, 
and so great. And the great city was 
divided into three parts, and the cities of 
the nations fell : and great Babylon came 



THE SEVEN PLAGUES 185 

in remembrance before God, to give unto 
her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of 
his wrath. And every island fled away, 
and the mountains were not found. And 
there fell upon men a great hail out of 
heaven, every stone about the weight of a 
talent: and men blasphemed God because 
of the plague of the hail; for the plague 
thereof was exceeding great. Rev. 
16:10-21. 

What an awful condition the people are now 
in. A noisome and grievous sore breaks out on 
their bodies. The seas are full of rottenness and 
stench fills the air. Only blood to drink, the sun 
scorching them, and the heat smothering them. 
And they gnawed their tongues for pain. In all 
this we see there is no repentance, no turning 
from sin, no asking for mercy. These are all 
demon-possessed people, who sold themselves, 
soul and body, to the devil when they took the 
mark of the beast and worshipped the Anti- 
christ, the Man of Sin. 

"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl 
upon the great river Euphrates." And the 
waters of the river were dried up so armies 
from the east could pass over to Jerusalem to 
the great closing battle of God Almighty. And 
the demon spirits went forth from Satan, and 
from the Antichrist, and from the false 
prophet, to deceive the Kings of the Earth, and 



186 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

gather them to the place of final destruction. 
And they were gathered into a place called 
Armageddon. 

"And the seventh angel poured out his bowl 
into the air, and there came a great voice out of 
the temple in heaven, from the throne, saying, 
It is done." 

All these are facts. No fiction here. The 
seven last plagues have been poured out and 
men are dead and dying on every side, but will 
not yield to God; will not repent. 

Last Earthquake 

"And there were voices, and thunderings, and 
lightnings, and there was a great earthquake, 
such as was not since men were upon the earth, 
so mighty an earthquake and so great." 

This roar of voices and power was from God. 
And every Island fled away, and the mountains 
disappeared, probably sank back, or down, from 
whence they had been upheaved when sin first 
came into the world. The earth shall again 
become a plain. Another earthquake, "Such as 
was not since men were upon the earth, so 
mighty an earthquake, and so great." 

When the sixth seal was opened, there was an 
earthquake that moved every island and every 
mountain out of their places. A world earth- 
quake. When the last of "the seven last 
plagues" was poured out, this greatest earth- 
quake that ever was since man was upon the 
earth, occurs. And every island fled away, and 



THE SEVEN PLAGUES 187 

every mountain disappeared. A second time the 
whole world is laid waste. Man's attempt to re- 
build the earth after the first terrible earth- 
quake, is thwarted. All is again lying in ruins. 
AH "The Cities of the nations fell; and great 
Babylon came in remembrance before God, to 
give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierce- 
ness of His wrath." And Jerusalem was di- 
vided into three parts. And there fell upon men 
a great hail out of heaven, each stone about the 
weight of a talent. And men continued to blas- 
pheme God because of the plague of the hail, 
for the plague thereof was exceeding great. All 
these plagues and suffering fail to bring men to 
repentance ; there was no turning to God. How 
desperately wicked men have become in these 
last days. All of this is just ahead of us and 
soon will be enacted in this great world drama. 
This generation will not pass away until all 
these things are fulfilled. "Behold I come as a 
thief, blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth 
his garments, lest he walk naked and they see 
his shame." 

As a result of this earthquake the city of Jeru- 
salem will be divided into three parts, and all 
the cities of the different nations will fall. 
Heaven and earth will shake and tremble before 
the wrath of an angry God, but wicked men will 
curse on. 

"And Babylon came in remembrance before 
God to give unto her the cup of the wine of the 



188 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

fierceness of His wrath." Fiercer wrath than 
has yet been seen will soon fall on Babylon. God 
cannot lie; all these statements are facts. The 
scarlet-colored beast is not present at this time 
but will, at the appointed time, supplant the 
leopard beast now in existence. We are nearing 
the close of the time of the leopard beast, and 
the appearing of the scarlet-colored beast men- 
tioned in Revelation 17, who is an eighth, but 
is of the seventh beast. All men now carry 
the mark of the beast, having killed all who 
would not receive the mark, and worship the 
image. And God has sent forth the seven 
angels to pour out the last seven plagues upon 
them. 




THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST. 



jND there came one of the seven angels 
that had the seven bowls, and spake with 
me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee 
the judgment of the great harlot that sit- 
teth upon many waters; with whom the 
kings of the earth committed fornication, 
and they that dwell in the earth were made 
drunken with the wine of her fornication. 
And he carried me away in the Spirit into 
a wilderness : and I saw a woman sitting 
upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names 
of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten 
horns. And the woman was arrayed in 
purple and scarlet, and decked with gold 
and precious stone and pearls, having in 
her hand a golden cup full of abominations, 
even the unclean things of her fornication, 
and upon her forehead a name written. 
Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother 
of the harlots and of the abominations of 
the earth. And I saw the woman drunken 
with the blood of the saints, and with the 
blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when 
I saw her, I wondered with a great won- 
der. And the angel said unto me, Where- 
fore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee 



190 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the mystery of the woman, and of the beast 
that carrieth her, which hath the seven 
heads and the ten horns. The beast that 
thou sawest was, and is not; and is about 
to come up out of the abyss, and to go into 
perdition. And they that dwell on the earth 
shall wonder, they whose name hath not 
been written in the book of life from the 
foundation of the world, when they behold 
the beast, how that he was, and is not, and 
shall come. Here is the mind that hath 
wisdom. The seven heads are seven 
mountains, on which the woman sitteth: 
and they are seven kings; the five are 
fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; 
and when he cometh, he must continue a 
little while. And the beast that was, and 
is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of 
the seven; and he goeth into perdition. 
And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten 
kings, who have received no kingdom as 
yet; but they receive authority as kings, 
with the beast, for one hour. These have 
one mind, and they give their power and 
authority unto the beast. These shall war 
against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall 
overcome them, for he Is Lord of lords, 
and King of kings; and they also shall 
overcome that are with him, called and 
chosen and faithful. And he salth unto 
me, the waters which thou sawest, where 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 191 

the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multi- 
tudes, and nations, and tongues. And the 
ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, 
these shall hate the harlot, and shall make 
her desolate and naked, and shall eat her 
flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire. 
For God did put in their hearts to do his 
mind, and to come to one mind, and to give 
their kingdom unto the beast, until the 
words of God should be accomplished. 
And the woman whom thou sawest is the 
great city, which reigneth over the kings 
of the earth. Rev. 17:1-18. R. V. 

The destruction of Babylon is the closing 
scene in this whole work of destroying them that 
destroy the earth. "In her (Babylon), was 
found the blood of prophets and of saints and 
of all that were slain upon the earth." Rev. 
18:24. 

If a great city should be built upon the an- 
cient site of old Babylon, and that city duplicated 
in all points and particulars, to be destroyed at 
the proper time, could it be truthfully said of the 
one thus built, that "In it was found the blood 
of prophets, and saints and of all that were slain 
upon the earth?" Or if the Roman Catholic 
Church should be annihilated, and the City of 
Rome also, could it be truthfully said that in 
them had been found the blood of all that had 
been slain on earth? God, who cannot lie, de- 



192 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

clares that In the Babylon we are about to con- 
sider; when it is destroyed, there will be found 
in it, "The blood of prophets and of saints, and 
of all that were slain upon the earth." THIS 
BABYLON is the source, the fountain-head, 
the producer, the mother of all the abominations 
on the earth, as well as the mother of harlots. 

Here we have another Beast, a scarlet-colored 
beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven 
heads and ten horns. As John marvelled, the 
angel said unto him, "Why didst thou marvel? 
I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and 
of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the 
seven heads and ten horns." Then there is a 
mystery about this woman, and beast. 

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not 
now in existence: there is a beast kingdom in 
existence, but John is shown another beast that 
Is not, and It, when it comes, shall ascend out of 
the bottomless pit, and when it departs, It will 
go back Into perdition. This beast was, and is 
not, and yet is. This scarlet-colored beast is of 
Satanic origin. It comes up out of the bottom- 
less pit; and will go back there. The ecclesiast- 
ical beast is said to have come up out of the 
earth. The bottomless pit Is in the heart of this 
earth. The scarlet-colored beast Is an eighth 
beast, and is of the seventh beast; that is, the 
seventh beast produced the eighth. 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 193 

Seven Kingdoms 

There are seven kingdoms, five of them are 
fallen, one is now in existence, and the other is 
not yet come; and when he cometh he must con- 
tinue a short space. Here are the seven beasts 
indicated by the seven heads of the beast. Five 
of these seven are fallen: the Babylonian, the 
Medo-Persian, the Greek, the Roman, and the 
ten-toe condition of the fourth beast down to 
the time of the Antichrist's seven-headed con- 
federacy, which was then in existence, being the 
sixth beast with its ecclesiastical Beast, which is 
the seventh. And the beast which was, and is 
not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seventh 
(ecclesiastical), and with it will go into perdi- 
tion and shall not be perpetuated. Here is a 
clear statement of facts that show us that the 
beast the woman sat on was not yet in exist- 
ence, but would come as the last beast, an eighth, 
but was of the seventh. A change of govern- 
ment brought about by the Antichrist Church. 

This scarlet-colored beast will not come into 
existence by revolution among the people, but 
by intrigue in the ecclesiastical, two-horned 
beast power, and by the capitalists of that day 
under the mighty power of Satan and the Man 
of Sin, the Antichrist. As a result of this, 
capital will completely dominate and crush the 
people. This scarlet-colored beast was full of 
names of blasphemy, having ten horns, but no 
crowns. The sixth beast was like unto a 



194 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

leopard having ten horns and ten crowns. The 
ten horns on this last scarlet-colored beast are 
ten kings, which have received no kingdom as 
yet, but receive power as kings one hour with 
the beast, Anti-Christ. They have one mind 
and will give their power to the beast. They 
will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb 
will overcome them. 

Here we find the same confederacy of ten 
horns (nations) with the former ten kings dis- 
carded, and ten other men who never had been 
kings put in their places. This beast was scar- 
let-colored with the blood of the saints they had 
killed. The woman was seated on this beast. 
She was in the saddle with reins in hand, guiding 
the beast. The woman is a prostitute and is sit- 
ting upon many waters. "And the waters which 
thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peo- 
ples, and multitudes and nations and tongues." 
This vile woman was sitting upon all the people 
on earth. The Roman Catholic Church never 
did this. Babylon, if rebuilt, would not do this, 
but God says this woman was sitting on all the 
people on earth. Who can this be, what can 
this be, that is sitting on all the people, and will, 
in the closing days of the Antichrist Kingdom, 
sit in the saddle? The kings of the earth have 
committed fornication with this woman, they 
have sought after her, and sinned with her; but 
the kings of the earth never sought after the 
Catholic Church. The inhabitants of the earth 
have been made drunk with the wine of her for- 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 195 

nication. This is not true of the CathoHc 
Church. Most of the inhabitants of the earth 
know almost nothing of the Catholic Church. 

Abominations of the Earth 

The woman was arrayed in purple and scar- 
let color and decked with gold and precious 
stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her 
hand full of abominations and filthiness of her 
fornications. This description implies great 
wealth. The people of the Catholic Church are' 
poor people the world over, so this woman could 
not represent the CathoHc Church, or any other 
church on earth. Upon her forehead was a 
name written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON 
THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HAR- 
LOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE 
EARTH," the mother of all crime, all impurity, 
all wars, all drunkenness, all gambling, all brib- 
ery, all murder, all theft, all injustice, all in- 
trigues, all national corruption, all Legislative 
corruption, all Court corruption, all business 
corruption, all church corruption, all the abom- 
inations of the earth. 

"The love of money is the root of all evil." 
I Timothy 6:10. This woman is the mother 
of all the abominations. As the tree and its 
fruit comes from the root, and as children come 
from the mother, so all the abominations known 
among men come from that accursed thing called 
GREED, covetousness, wanting what the other 



196 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

man has. It was this desire to have all, in Cain, 
that caused him to put his only brother to death, 
so that he might receive the blessing that came 
from God to Abel. The first human blood was 
shed by this woman, and all blood shed ever 
since, has been to get some advantage over his 
brother man. This woman is COMMER- 
CIALISM. This word is used to imply doing 
business, buying, selling, trading or trafficking 
for profit. All strifes, whether national or indi- 
vidual, in court or on the street, with the fist or 
with the gun, with the tongue or with the tor- 
pedo, in the pulpit or the newspaper, are fought 
to get gain. 

The ten kings that were at the heads of the 
ten nations that confederated under the Anti- 
christ, will be set aside by him after he is firmly 
established as God Almighty, and ten men, not 
kings, put in their places to reign for the little 
time still remaining of the forty-two months. 
These ten kings shall be of one mind and shall 
give their power and strength unto the Anti- 
christ. These ten kings and the Antichrist shall 
make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall 
overcome them. 

Woman Drunken 

"And I saw the woman drunken with the 
blood of the saints, and with the blood of the 
martyrs of Jesus." This implies that capitalism 
had much to do with, if not wholly responsible 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 197 

for, the slaughter of the saints. "And the ten 
horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these 
shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate 
and naked, and shall eat her flesh and burn her 
with fire. For God hath put In their hearts to 
fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their king- 
dom unto the beast, until the words of God shall 
be fulfilled." When Commercialism Is drunk 
over Its success In getting Into the national sad- 
dle, and riding over Its victims, the people will 
arise In resentment; and when the ten kings lead 
them In their resistance, with God urging them 
on, terrible things will take place. The angel 
tells John that this woman Is that "Great City 
which relgneth over the kings of the earth." 

The Antl-Chrlst, after having marked all of 
his willing, faithful, loyal followers, so that they 
may be known on sight, discovers many who 
have not taken the mark and who do not wor- 
ship him. Therefore, the scarlet-colored beast 
and the woman In the saddle, when they come, 
together with the Antichrist, will fix a day after 
which no man who has not taken the mark and 
fallen down to worship the beast and his Image, 
can buy food or other necessities. These will be 
dreadful days. To take the mark and worship 
the beast brings eternal damnation, and to re- 
fuse to take the mark brings starvation or mar- 
tyrdom. 

And after these things I saw another 
angel come down from heaven, having 



198 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

great power; and the earth was lightened 
with his glory. And he cried mightily with 
a strong voice, saying, Babylon the Great 
is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habi- 
tation of devils, and the hold of every foul 
spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hate- 
ful bird. For all nations have drunk of the 
wine of the wrath of her fornication, and 
the kings of the earth have committed for- 
nication with her, and the merchants of the 
earth are waxed rich through the abun- 
dance of her delicacies. Rev. 18:1-3. 
Babylon or Commercialism, at this time, has 
become the habitation of demons, and the 
stronghold, or fortified home, of every foul and 
unclean, hateful person of big business and 
trickery. Because of advantage, all the kings of 
the earth have committed fornication with com- 
mercialism, joining in with their schemes to 
gain wealth and obtain advantage over others. 
The merchants of the earth have become rich 
by standing in with them. All nations have 
been compelled to drink of the evil consequences 
of their doings, in amassing wealth. 

This is not true of any church on earth, but 
it is true of Commercialism. All the crooks and 
gamblers and saloonkeepers and owners of re- 
sorts, dives, brothels, shows, theaters, and 
dance halls, are in with capitalism, and capital- 
ism stands in with them; they are all after the 
money. Demon spirits control all of them. 



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Bribery is little known among the poor, but is 
rampant among the moneyed class, corrupting 
every one it touches in church and state. All 
wickedness is found in Babylon and in Com- 
mercialism. Babylon never represented con- 
fusion of religious doctrines, never did it repre- 
sent piety or religion; but it did, and does repre- 
sent Gold and its worship. We have the 
"Image" of Commercialism in Babylon with 
a "head of fine gold, his breast and his arms of 
silver, his belly and thighs of brass, his legs of 
iron, his feet part of iron, and part of clay." 
Dan. 2 :32-33. And Daniel said to the King of 
Babylon, "Thou art this head of gold." In this 
image we find gold, silver, brass, iron and clay. 
In these lie the wealth of the world, and Baby- 
lon stood, and stands for these. 

Babylon was the head of gold, and wor- 
shipped gold, and had an image of gold set up 
to worship, in the plains of Dura. See Dan. 
3 :l-6. "Nebuchadnezzar, the king, made an 
image of gold, whose height was three score 
cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits : he set 
it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of 
Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar, the king, 
sent to gather together the princes, the govern- 
ors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, 
the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of 
the provinces, to come to the dedication of the 
image which Nebuchadnezzar, the king, had set 
up. Then the princess, the governors, and cap- 



200 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

tains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, 
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, 
were gathered together unto the dedication of 
the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 
Then an heralci cried aloud, To you it is com- 
manded, O people, nations, and languages, That 
at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all 
kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the 
golden image that Nebuchadnezzar, the king, 
hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the 
midst of a burning fiery furnace." 

Here is Commercialism full-fledged, and 
in the very act of worshipping the great 
golden image. Babylon is, and stands for gold, 
and the treasures of wealth; silver, brass, iron, 
and earthenware, including glass and all min- 
erals. Are not these metals and minerals the 
things that capitalism is after continually? "All 
nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of 
her fornication." Have suffered because of the 
manipulations of money and mines and busi- 
ness. "And the kings of the earth have com- 
mitted fornication with her." They have en- 
tered Into schemes with commercialism for a 
share of the money to be made out of the 
schemes, backing up commercialism with army 
and navy. "And the merchants of the earth are 
waxed rich through the abundance of her deli- 
cacies," (not religion). 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 201 

And I heard another voice from heaven, 
saying, Come out of her, my people, that 
ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye 
receive not of her plagues. For her sins 
have reached unto heaven, and God hath 
remembered her iniquities. Reward her 
even as she rewarded you, and double unto 
her double according to her works: in the 
cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 
How much she hath glorified herself, and 
lived deliciously, so much torment and sor- 
row give her: for she saith in her heart, I 
sit a queen, and and am no widow, and 
shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her 
plagues come in one day, death, and 
mourning and famine; and she shall be 
utterly burned with fire : for strong is the 
Lord God who judgeth her. Rev. 18 :4-8. 

Many of God's children have been drawn into 
Commercialism in these last days, and have lost 
all spiritual life. They have become defiled by 
her filthiness in business methods; have grieved 
the Holy Spirit; finally quenched the Spirit. 
This class of persons are here called to come out 
of the unholy alliance, "Wherefore come out 
from among them, and be ye separate, saith 
the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing, and 
I will receive you, and will be a father unto you, 
and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the 
Lord Almighty." 2 Cor. 6:17-18. If they re- 
main in the unholy alliance or relationship, they 



202 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

continue to be a partaker of her sins; and when 
the destruction comes to Babylon, they too shall 
be partakers of her plagues. 

It is commonly conceded that a man cannot 
succeed in business these days and be a Chris- 
tian. He must stoop to the trickery of the 
trade, or fail in his business. Come out from 
among them, and save your soul. If your heart 
is set on riches, you are an idolater. If you are 
practicing deceit you are not fit for the kingdom. 
If you have laid up treasures on earth, your 
heart is with them, and not with God. "COME 
OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE." 

The scarlet-colored beast is now In existence, 
and In full control of everything. The Anti- 
Christ and the capitalists of the whole earth are 
ruling all, and sitting on the people of all na- 
tions, peoples, multitudes and tongues. 

And the kings of the earth, who have 
committed fornication and lived dellclously 
with her, shall bewail her, and lament for 
her, when they shall see the smoke of her 
burning. Standing afar off for the fear of 
her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great 
city, Babylon, that mighty city; for In one 
hour is thy judgment come. And the mer- 
chants of the earth shall weep and mourn 
over her; for no man buyeth their merchan- 
dise any more: the merchandise of gold, 
and silver, and precious stones, and of 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 203 

pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, 
and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all 
manner vessels of ivory, and all manner 
vessels of most precious wood, and of 
brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, 
and odours, and ointments, and frankin- 
cense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and 
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, 
and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are 
departed from thee, and all things which 
were dainty and goodly are departed from 
thee, and thou shalt find them no more 
at all. 

The merchants of these things, which 
were made rich by her, shall stand afar 
off for the fear of her torment, weeping 
and wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that 
great city, that was clothed in fine linen, 
and purple, and scarlet, and decked with 
gold, and precious stones, and pearls ! For 
in one hour so great riches is come to 
nought. And every shipmaster, and all the 
company in ships, and sailors, and as many 
as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried 
when they saw the smoke of her burning, 
saying. What city is like unto this great 
city! And they cast dust on their heads, 
and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, 
Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were 
made rich all that had ships in the sea by 



204 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

reason of her costliness! For In one hour 
is she made desolate. Rev. 18:9-19. 

The kings of the earth who have been made 
rich by commercialism, and have retired to roll 
in luxury, although now set aside by the Anti- 
christ, bewail and lament for her, "When they 
see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off, 
for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, 
that great city, Babylon, that mighty city, for in 
one hour Is thy judgment come," 

"And the merchants of the earth shall weep 
and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their 
merchandise any more." The retired kings and 
merchants would not be so distressed over the 
destruction of the Catholic Church, or all the 
churches on earth. That Is not what they are 
crying about. It is their source of wealth that 
has been struck, and causing their concern. 
"The merchants which were made rich by her, 
shall stand afar off for fear of her torment, 
weeping and wailing, for in one hour so great 
riches is come to nought." The merchants of 
the earth have not been made rich by any of the 
churches, and they only care for the churches 
so far as they can make money out of them. 
"And every shipmaster, and all the company 
of ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea, 
stood afar off" crying In distress, not over some 
calamity that has struck the church, or churches, 
but over the calamity that has struck their busi- 
ness, bringing their great riches to nought. 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 205 

Many ministers who have become rich "Eat- 
ing the fat and clothing themselves with the 
wool" (read Ezekiel 34:1-10), have become 
partners in this iniquity and will wail also when 
Babylon is destroyed. 

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye 
holy apostles and prophets; for God hath 
avenged you on her. And a mighty angel 
took up a stone like a great millstone, and 
cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with vio- 
lence shall that great city, Babylon, be 
thrown down, and shall be found no more 
at all. And the voice of harpers, and mu- 
sicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall 
be heard no more at all in thee; and no 
craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall 
be found any more in thee; and the sound 
of a millstone shall be heard no more at all 
in thee; and the light of a candle shall shine 
no more at all in thee; and the voice of the 
bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard 
no more at all in thee; for thy merchants 
were the great men of the earth: for by 
thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 
And in her was found the blood of proph- 
ets, and of saints, and of all that were slain 
upon the earth. Rev. 18 :20-24. 

No more shall one class of men prey upon the 
other class. No more shall commercialism fat- 
ten and live in ease off the sweat and tears and 



206 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

blood of their fellowmen, and women, and chil- 
dren. "For by thy sorceries were all nations 
deceived." This is that mysterious, sorcery 
working, filthy woman that had corrupted kings 
and courts, people and churches everywhere, and 
made all the world drink of the wine of her for- 
nication in every age since Cain killed Abel, to 
get his place and blessing. Upon the woman's 
head was a name, "Mystery." This is the mys- 
tery: how one man (by financial manipulations, 
often by the meanest trickery), can come into 
possession of millions of money that had been 
brought into existence through the labors of tens 
of thousands of people who die in poverty. Her 
golden cup is full of her filthiness. The greed 
for gold turns the hearts of men into stone; 
makes their conscience steel. 

"And in her was found the blood of prophets, 
and of saints, and of all that were slain upon 
the earth." This could not be truthfully said 
of any person, organization, or thing on earth 
except Commercialism. God commands all 
heaven, and the holy apostles and prophets 
to rejoice over the destruction of Babylon, de- 
claring that "God hath avenged you on her." 
Babylon, Commercialism, has damaged, de- 
filed, and been a curse to God's children in all 
ages. It kills out all spirituality wherever it 
goes, and It goes into the pews, even the pulpits, 
to strangle the people of God. It Is the devil's 
greatest agent for the destruction of men. The 



THE SCARLET-COLORED BEAST 207 

devil held up commercialism in all its attractive- 
ness before the mind of Jesus, saying, "All this 
will I give thee if thou wilt worship me." The 
man who worships wealth, worships the devil, 
and loses his own soul. 

There could be no millenium on earth with 
Commercialism in existence. No more big busi- 
ness, no more amassing of wealth. When the 
Holy Ghost fell on, and filled the one hundred 
and twenty, on the day of Pentecost; and thou- 
sands of other converts were baptized with the 
Holy Ghost, they sold their possessions; and 
laid the money at the apostles' feet; and dis- 
tribution of the funds was made, so no man 
lacked anything. When Christ reigns on earth, 
and the greed for gain is dead and gone, men 
will learn wisdom. We never can have peace on 
earth, and good will to men, with Commercial- 
ism in existence. 

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl 
for your miseries that shall come upon you. 
Your riches are corrupted, and your gar- 
ments are moth-eaten. Your gold and sil- 
ver is cankered; and the rust of them shall 
be a witness against you, and shall eat your 
flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treas- 
ure together for the last days. Behold, the 
hire of the labourers who have reaped 
down your fields, which is of you kept back 
by fraud, crieth : and the cries of them 



208 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

which have reaped are entered into the ears 
of the Lord of sabaoth. Ye have lived in 
pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; 
ye have nourished your hearts, as in the 
day of slaughter. James 5:1-5. 

These are facts, not fiction. Will you believe 
God? He is telling you the truth. These things 
are all coming to pass, and coming very soon. 
We believe that this generation will not pass 
away until all this comes to pass. 




THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB 

ND after these things I heard a great 
voice of much people in heaven, saying, 
Alleluia : Salvation, and glory, and hon- 
our, and power, unto the Lord our God: 
for true and righteous are his judgments: 
I'or he hath judged the great whore, which 
did corrupt the earth with her fornication, 
and hath avenged the blood of his servants 
at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. 
And her smoke rose up forever and ever, 
and the four and twenty elders and the 
four beasts fell down and worshipped God 
that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alle- 
luia. And a voice came out of the throne, 
saying. Praise our God, all ye his servants, 
and ye that fear him, both small and great. 
And I heard as it were the voice of a great 
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, 
and as the voice of mighty thunderings, 
saying Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipo- 
tent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, 
and give honour to him: for the marriage 
of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath 
made herself ready. And to her was 
granted that she should be arrayed in fine 
linen, clean and white : for the fine linen is 



210 GALAXY QF COMING EVENTS 

the righteousness of saints. And he saith 
unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are 
called unto the marriage supper of the 
Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are 
the true sayings of God. Rev. 19:1-9. 

"And after these things," After the actual 
destruction of Babylon with its scenes of woe 
and wailing, a great voice of rejoicing is heard 
in heaven, praising God for having judged and 
destroyed the great whore which had corrupted 
the whole earth with her fornication. This 
shows clearly that the resurrected saints in 
heaven, know what is being done on earth, and 
praise God as they see sin and sinners, and all 
wickedness being removed from the earth that 
Christ may reign here in righteousness for a 
thousand years. 

"For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let 
us be glad and rejoice and give honour to Him: 
for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his 
wife hath made herself ready." Here is the 
marriage of the Lamb. It comes after Babylon 
is destroyed and as a celebration of that event. 
All heaven will sing, when commercial tyranny 
is no more, when men will live as brethren and 
walk by the golden rule. 

The resurrected saints in heaven — not in the 
air, but in heaven, while the Antichrist is still on 
earth — appear in fine linen, clean and white. 
This fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Sin 



THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB 211 

had all been eradicated and the saints were right- 
eous, pure, holy, whiter than snow. Christ had 
finished His work in them, making them pure 
as He, Christ, is pure. (See 1 John 3 :3. 

"And he said unto me. These are the true 
sayings of God." All the book of Revelation is 
the true sayings of God. No fiction here. All 
are facts, facts, facts: "Things that must short- 
ly come to pass." "And he said unto me. Write, 
Blessed are they which are called unto the mar- 
riage of the Lamb." This call was to be 
sounded out in every nation on earth. Many are 
called, and all who will may come; but few are 
chosen, because they will not go on to perfection. 
YOU have been called: Will you now give all 
diligence to make your calling and election sure? 
"Be ye holy for I am holy," is the requirement. 
"For without holiness no man shall see the 
Lord." Here are the holy ones at the Marriage 
in heaven just before the descent of our Lord to 
the earth with all the saints to destroy the Anti- 
christ and take the Kingdom. 

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. And 
he said unto me, see thou do it not: I am thy 
fellow-servant ,and of thy brethren that have 
the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the 
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." 
Rev. 19:10. John, overwhelmed with the glory 
of that scene and the presence of the one who 
had spoken unto him, fell at his feet to worship 
him, supposing that he was God. We have here 



212 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the best view given In the Scriptures of what we 
will be In the resurrected state. This was a 
human being with the glorified body like unto 
Christ's glorious body. "We shall be like Him 
for we shall see Him as He Is." John thought 
that this person was God. 

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a 
white horse; and he that sat upon him was 
called Faithful and True, and In righteous- 
ness he doth judge and make war. His 
eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his 
head were many crowns; and he had a 
name written, that no man knew, but he 
himself. And he was clothed with a ves- 
ture dipped In blood : and his name is called 
THE WORD OF GOD. And the armies 
which were in heaven followed him upon 
white horses, clothed in fine linen, white 
and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a 
sharp sword, that with It he should smite 
the nations: and he shall rule them with a 
rod of Iron: and he treadcth the winepress 
of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty 
God. And he hath on his vesture and on 
his thigh a name written, KING OF 
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Rev. 
19:11-16. 

This is a description of the wonderful Christ, 
as He rides out of heaven on a white horse 
with many crowns on His head, followed by the 



THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB 213 

armies of heaven; all the holy angels, and all the 
saints, in His descent to earth to take the King- 
dom. All His army is clothed in "fine linen, 
white and clean." He comes to smite the 
nations and rule them with a rod of iron. "And 
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to 
shivers." Rev. 2:27. "And He treadeth the 
winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Al- 
mighty God." He is King of kings, and Lord 
of lords. 

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; 
and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all 
the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, 
Come and gather yourselves together unto 
the supper of the great God; that ye may 
eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of cap- 
tains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the 
flesh of horses, and of them that sit on 
them, and the flesh of all men, both free 
and bond, both small and great. And I saw 
the beast, and the kings of the earth, and 
their armies, gathered together to make 
war against him that sat on the horse, and 
against his army. And the beast was taken, 
and with him the false prophet that 
wrought miracles before him, with which 
he deceived them that had received the 
mark of the beast, and them that wor- 
shipped his image. These both were cast 
alive into a lake of fire burning with brim- 
stone. And the remnant were slain with 



214 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the sword of him that sat upon the horse, 
which sword proceeded out of his mouth: 
and all the fowls were filled wtih their 
flesh. Rev. 19:17-21. 

No man can comprehend the awfulness of 
this last closing scene of destruction. Before it 
commences, all the fowls that fly in the midst of 
heaven (the heaven above this earth) are sum- 
moned to come and gather themselves together 
unto the Supper of the Great God, that they may 
eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, 
and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of 
horses, and them that sit on them, and the flesh 
of ALL men, both free and bond, both small 
and great." Does not this look like a clean 
sweep; the destruction of all on earth? Who 
will be left? In this last great battle against 
Christ, we see on the one side Antichrist and his 
followers: the false prophet and church dignita- 
ries; all on earth on one side, and all in heaven 
on the other side. "And the Beast was taken, 
and with him the false prophet that wrought 
miracles before him, with which he deceived 
them that had received the mark of the beast, 
and them that worshipped his image." So, ac- 
cording to the Word, both the Antichrist and 
his chief Bishop, were taken alive and cast bodily 
into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. This 
will positively, literally take place when Christ 
comes to reign. These are all facts, literal 



THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB 215 

facts: "Things that must come to pass." "And 
the remnant," men still remaining on earth after 
all the warring and judgment plagues have done 
their work, "were then slain with the sword of 
Him that sat upon the horse, which sword pro- 
ceedeth out of His mouth." 

He who made the heavens spoke the WORD, 
and all men fell dead before Him, women and 
children may be excepted. "And all the fowls 
were filled with their flesh." There were none 
left to bury the dead. All men are dead. This 
is exactly how things are going to close up in this 
old world, and close up soon. 

It seems clear, from the prophecy of Zech. 
14:16-19, that a remnant of each of these na- 
tions that fight in the Antichrist army, shall re- 
main on earth; and shall go up to Jerusalem 
from year to year to worship the King, the Lord 
of hosts; and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 
Probably some men and many women and chil- 
dren who have not been forced to take the mark 
of the beast, and worship the image, because of 
their isolated homes, or some other reason, will 
remain, a remnant, to perpetuate their nations 
during the millenial reign of Christ on earth; 
but all will be in subjection to Christ and His 
Kingdom. 




BINDING SATAN 

ND I saw an angel come down from 
heaven, having the key of the bottomless 
pit and a great chain in his hand. And he 
laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, 
which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound 
him a thousand years, and cast him into the 
bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a 
seal upon him, that he should deceive the 
nations no more, till the thousand years 
should be fulfilled: and after that he must 
be loosed a little season. Rev. 20 :l-3. 

Christ has come to reign. He has destroyed 
his enemies. The Antichrist and false prophet, 
with all their followers, are gone. Satan, who 
had led them all to ruin, is still here. An angel 
came down from heaven having the key to the 
bottomless pit. There is a bottomless pit, and 
Satan is bound with a chain and cast into that 
pit, the door is closed, locked, and sealed. He 
remains there for one thousand years, while 
Christ reigns on this earth, where Satan had 
reigned for six thousand years. The Lamb has 
overcome him, and the saints have overcome 
him. He shall deceive the nations no more till 
the thousand years be fulfilled. There are to be 



BINDING SATAN 217 

nations again on this earth during the reign of 
Christ. At the time of the flood there were but 
eight persons left alive upon the earth, but in 
four hundred years, in Abraham's day, there 
were many nations on the earth, all descendants 
of Noah. When Israel rejected Christ and cru- 
cified Him, it was cut off and the Gospel was 
given to the Gentiles. But Israel is to be grafted 
in again; not all of it, but believing Israel. 
"And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief 
shall be grafted in : for God is able to graft them 
in again." Romans 11:23. 

God always had a remnant in Israel who 
believed. "What saith the Scriptures? I have 
reserved to myself seven thousand men who 
have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 
Even so at this present time also there is a rem- 
nant, according to the Election of Grace." 
Romans 11 :4-5. God said to Isaiah "Though 
the number of the children of Israel be as the 
sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. For 
God will finish the work, and cut it short in 
righteousness : because a short work will the 
Lord make upon the earth." Rom. 9:27-28. 
The Lord's remnant in the days of the Anti- 
christ is 144,000 men and women, twelve thou- 
sand of each of the twelve tribes of Israel. God 
saved equal numbers of male and female to re- 
populate the earth in the days of Noah, and it is 
reasonable to suppose that He will have equal 



218 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

numbers of male and female to re-populate the 
earth during the Millenial Reign. 

The 144,000 were sealed in their foreheads 
by an angel, at the very time the saints were 
resurrected and caught up into heaven. This 
remnant of Israelites were present on earth 
when the evil spirits were let loose out of the 
bottomless pit to torment men for five months; 
but they were immune. They were carried 
away into the wilderness into a place where they 
were fed of God during the whole reign of the 
Antichrist. They were immune to all that came 
upon the earth. They, as Noah was brought 
out of the Ark after the flood, will be brought 
out of their hiding place and grafted into the 
true olive tree, after the Antichrist has been de- 
stroyed and Satan is bound and cast into the bot- 
tomless pit. 

These Israelites are twelve nations, and will 
be judged by the twelve Apostles sitting upon 
twelve thrones (see Matt. 19:28). "And 
Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
that ye which have followed me, in the 
regeneration when the Son of Man shall sit 
in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon 
twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of 
Israel." There will always be at least twelve 
nations on earth during the thousand years of 
Christ's reign on earth, perhaps many more. 
There are Scriptures that indicate that Gentile 
nations may be in existence during the Mil- 



BINDING SATAN 219 

lenium, but no man who takes the mark of the 
beast will be left alive in the earth. None of the 
nations will be deceived by the devil during the 
thousand years. 

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon 
them, and judgment was given unto them; 
and I saw the souls of them that were be- 
headed for the witness of Jesus, and for 
the Word of God, and which had not wor- 
shipped the beast, neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their fore- 
heads, or in their hands : and they lived and 
reigned with Christ a thousand years. But 
the rest of the dead lived not again until the 
thousand years were finished. This is the 
first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he 
that hath part in the first resurrection : on 
such the second death hath no power, but 
they shall be priests of God and of Christ, 
and shall reign with him a thousand years. 
Rev. 20 :4-6. 

After Satan was cast into the bottomless pit, 
John saw another scene, seemingly here on the 
earth. He saw thrones ; the twelve thrones upon 
which the twelve Apostles sat. Judgment was 
given unto the Apostles to judge the twelve 
tribes of Israel. Then he saw the men, and 
probably women, too, who had been beheaded 
because they had witnessed for Jesus and be- 
lieved and obeyed the Word of God, and had 



220 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

not worshipped the beast, neither his image, 
neither had receiv^ed his mark upon their fore- 
heads or in their hands. "And they hved and 
reigned with Christ a thousand years." Here 
we have positive evidence that the beheaded 
saints who died rather than sin against God and 
their own souls, were also resurrected and 
reigned with Christ: but the rest of the dead, 
that is the unsaved, unbelieving dead, lived not 
again; were not resurrected until the thousand 
years were finished. This is the closing scene of 
the first resurrection. 

"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the 
first resurrection : on such the second death hath 
no power, but they shall be priests of God and 
of Christ and shall reign with Him a thousand 
years." Observe, this blessing is to them who 
are holy, for "without holiness, no man shall see 
the Lord." 

And when the thousand years are ex- 
pired, Satan shall be loosed out of his 
prison, and shall go out to deceive the na- 
tions which are in the four quarters of the 
earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them to- 
gether to battle; the number of whom is 
as the sand of the sea. And they went up 
on the breadth of the earth, and compassed 
the camp of the saints about, and the be- 
loved city: and fire came down from God 
out of heaven, and devoured them. And 



BINDING SATAN 221 

the devil that deceiv^ed them was cast Into 
the lake of fire and brimstone, where the 
beast and the false prophet are, and shall 
be tormented day and night forever and 
ever. Rev. 20:7-10. 

With one bound we pass from the beginning 
to the end of the reign of Christ on the earth, 
without another glimpse of the conditions then 
existing. We find some of those conditions In 
other Scriptures. At the end of the thousand 
years Satan is let out of his prison and appeared 
again on the earth. He goes forth to deceive 
the nations which are In the four quarters of the 
earth: Europe, Asia, Africa and America. 
"Gog and Magog." This term refers to per- 
sons who do not know God, hence can be de- 
ceived. When men know God they will not be 
deceived by the devil. The devil controls all 
whom he can deceive. Now he gathers them 
together to battle against Christ and the saints 
here on the earth. 

This army which Satan has gathered is as 
numerous as the sand of the sea. Here is a 
strange scene. At the close of a thousand years 
of blessedness on earth, with no devil to tempt, 
with Christ and the saints to help, this great 
number do not know God: have not been born 
of God; are in their natural, fallen, human state, 
without God and without hope. They are In the 
condition of a son or daughter, born and reared 



222 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

in a godly home, where the Scriptures are read 
and prayer offered by the parents, but the chil- 
dren have not yielded themselves to God. So 
these godless children become the prey of the 
devil, and are led to fight their only Saviour and 
true friend. They went up from all quarters 
toward Jerusalem, where Christ will sit on 
David's throne. They compass the camp of the 
saints about, the beloved city, Jerusalem. Fire 
comes down from God out of heaven and de- 
vours them. All these poor deceived people 
become ashes under the feet of God's children. 
There shall be left unto them neither root nor 
branch. (Read Malachi 4:1-3) . 

The devil that deceived them was cast into 
the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast 
and the false prophet were cast a thousand years 
before. Satan had been in the bottomless pit 
for a thousand years before this, but was not 
anihilated. Now his fate is not anihilation, but 
to be tormented day and night forever and ever. 
This lake of fire is the place where the Anti- 
christ and the false prophet are. They, too, 
have spent a thousand years there and are not 
yet anihilated. 




THE GREAT WHITE THRONE 

ND I saw a great white throne, and him 
that sat on it, from whose face the earth 
and the heaven fled away; and there was 
found no place for them. And I saw the 
dead, small and great, stand before God; 
and the books were opened: and another 
book was opened, which is the book of 
life : and the dead were judged out of those 
things which were written in the books, 
according to their works, and the sea gave 
up the dead which were in it; and death 
and hell delivered up the dead which were 
in them: and they were judged every man 
according to their works. And death and 
hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is 
the second death. And whosoever was not 
found written in the book of life was cast 
into the lake of fire. Rev. 20:11-15. 

Satan and his army are all disposed of: 
Satan, in the lake of fire, together with his army, 
their bodies in ashes, their souls in hell. The 
seven thousand years of man's existence on this 
earth has nearly ended. The people who are 
yet in the body on earth, mostly, if not all, 
Israelites, are saints; holy people that Satan 



224 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

could not move. The earth is now cleansed by 
removing all things that offend; for "The Son 
of Man shall send forth His angels and they 
shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that 
offend, and them which do iniquity: and shall 
cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be 
wailing and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 13:41- 
42. This having been done ; God's week having 
ended (the seven thousand years) ; the judg- 
ment is next in order. "Once to die, and after 
that the judgment." 

The Last Resurrection 

The sea gave up the dead which were in it, and 
death, that mysterious monster, death, delivered 
up the dead which were in death (this refers to 
the body) , and hell delivered up the dead which 
were in it (this refers to the soul) . And the liv- 
ing saints of that day will be changed in a mo- 
ment into the resurrected state. And I saw the 
dead, soul and body, small and great, stand be- 
fore God and His throne. "And I saw a great 
white throne, and Him that sat on it, from 
whose face the earth and the heaven fled away." 
The judgment will not be on this earth, as there 
would not be room for all the people who have 
lived on the earth to stand on this earth. All 
will he there. The judgment will probably be 
in the air. At this time "The heavens shall pass 
away with a great noise, and the elements shall 



THE GREAT WHITE THRONE 225 

melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the 
works that are therein shall be burned up." 2 
Peter 3:10. 

The earth having passed away, all the human 
beings that have ever lived upon the earth are 
gathered together and stand before the GREAT 
WHITE THRONE to be judged, to give an 
account of the "deeds done in the body," or 
while they lived on earth. "And the books were 
opened." First, God's word; second, the rec- 
ords of deeds done in the body; third, the book 
of life; and the dead were judged out of those 
things which were written in the books, accord- 
ing to their works. There will be no jury, there 
will be no lawyers, there will be no witnesses. 
God will judge according to the things written 
in the books, according to the life they lived in 
the body. 

"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, 
in which all that are in the graves shall hear 
His voice; and shall come forth; they that have 
done good, unto the resurrection of life; and 
they that have done evil, unto the resurrection 
of damnation." John 5 :28-29. 

The people are separated, right and left: 
two great companies, and the sentences are all 
announced. In one company all God's children; 
all those who are born of God, have overcome 
the world, the flesh, and the devil: in the other 
company, all who were not born of God, but who 
had yielded themselves up to gratify their de- 



226 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

sires, with the world, the flesh, and the devil. 
Then death, that incomprehensible thing called 
death, was cast into the Lake of Fire, where the 
Antichrist, the False Prophet, and the Devil had 
been cast. Closely following this, HELL, that 
place and condition where the unrepentant sin- 
ner goes at death, and from which he came to 
be judged, hell is cast into the Lake of Fire. 

This Lake of Fire is the second death. When 
the body went into the ground and the soul into 
hell, the person was in the first death. "And 
whosoever was not found written in the Book of 
Life was cast into the Lake of Fire." Then they 
were both soul and body in the second death. 
Being dead in trespasses and sins, and having 
persistently refused to be made "Alive to God, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord," they have re- 
mained spiritually dead, until the body dies, 
and is resurrected, and then both soul and body, 
they go into the Lake of Fire, 

O my God I will this arouse the reader, so that 
he will repent and turn to God with all his heart, 
and be made alive to God, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

All this that John saw, this Revelation of 
things that must come to pass at the time ap- 
pointed, will surely be enacted to the very letter. 
No deception here. God deals in facts, and in 
mercy and love reveals those facts to us that we 
may be saved. "Turn ye, turn ye, for why will 
ye die, O house of Israel." Ezek. 18 :31. 



THE GREAT WHITE THRONE 227 

When the Son of Man shall come in his 
glory, and all the holy angels with him, 
then shall he sit upon the throne of his 
glory: and before him shall be gathered all 
nations: and he shall separate them one 
from another, as a shepherd di\ndeth his 
sheep from the goats : And he shall set 
the sheep on his right hand, but the goats 
on the left. Then shall the King say unto 
them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed 
of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre- 
pared for you from the foundation of the 
world: for I was a hungered, and ye gave 
me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in : 
naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and 
ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye came 
unto me. Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a 
hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and 
gave thee drink? When saw we thee a 
stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and 
clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, 
or in prison, and came unto thee? And the 
King shall answer and say unto them, 
Verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have 
done it unto one of the least of these my 
brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then 
shall he say also unto them on the left 
hand. Depart from me, ye cursed, into ever- 
lasting fire, prepared for the devil and his 



228 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

angels : for I was a hungered, and ye gave 
me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took 
me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: 
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 
Then shall they also answer him, saying, 
Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or 
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or 
in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, 
I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to 
one of the least of these, ye did it not to 
me. And these shall go away into ever- 
lasting punishment: but the righteous into 
life eternal. Matt. 25 :3 1-46. 




THE NEW EARTH 

ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth : 
for the first heaven and the first earth 
were passed away; and there was no 
more sea. Rev. 21:1. 
The scenes before us in this chapter are 
all beyond the "GreatWhite Throne Judgment." 
All the dead on earth, or in the sea, and all that 
were in hell, have been raised from the dead; 
and have stood before the throne, and have 
been judged, and sentenced, and sent away; and 
all, whose names were not found written in the 
Book of Life were cast into the Lake of Fire. 

Our study in this chapter is about the new 
home of God's children, after the judgment. 
The Lord Jesus told the disciples that in His 
Father's home there was abundance of room. 
That He was about to leave them and go to His 
Father's home, to prepare a place for them. 
"And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will 
come again, and receive you unto myself; that 
where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:3. 
We are now studying about this place our Lord 
has prepared for us. 

The beloved disciple, and apostle, declares, 
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for 



230 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the first heaven and the first earth are passed 
away; and the sea Is no more." This new earth 
is a second earth, in that he declares, "The first 
heaven, and the first earth, have passed away," 

The Apostle Peter gives us quite a full de- 
scription of the passing away of this earth. 
"But the heavens that now are, and the earth, 
by the same word, have been stored up for fire, 
being reserved against the day of judgment, and 
destruction of ungodly men. * * * But the day 
of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the 
heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and 
the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, 
and the earth and the works that are therein 
shall be burned up. Seeing that these things 
are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of per- 
sons ought ye to be, in all holy living and godli- 
ness, looking for and earnestly desiring the com- 
ing of the day of God, by reason of which the 
heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and 
the elements shall melt with fervent heat." 2 
Peter3:7, and 10-12. R. V. 

Here we have a new earth, with its heaven, 
and surroundings, prepared, and specially pre- 
pared as a home for the sons of God. 

It is declared of the saved children of Abra- 
ham, "These all died in faith, not having re- 
ceived the promises, but having seen them afar 
off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced 
them, and confessed that they were strangers 
and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say 



THE NEW EARTH 231 

such things declare plainly that they seek a 
country. And truly, if they had been mindful 
of that country from whence they came out, they 
might have had opportunity to have returned. 
But now they desire a better country, that is, a 
heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be 
called their God: for He hath prepared for 
them a city." Heb. 11:13-16. 

Here we see clearly that the old patriarchs 
knew of this New Earth and City. They did 
not seek any country or city on this earth. 

On this new earth there will be no sea, with its 
everlasting moanings, and dreadful storms, and 
separating into nations the inhabitants of this 
earth. The new earth will be so glorious in all 
its arrangements, in size and wondrous beauty, 
that God, our Father, will move His Capitol, 
and throne from its present location, on to this 
new earth; and God Himself will dwell with 
men who have been washed in the Blood of the 
Lamb. 

This scene occurs after the judgment. The 
earth with all the works of man is gone, has 
passed away, is out of existence, and a new earth 
appears. "And I saw a new earth, and on it 
there was no sea." The first earth was two- 
thirds sea; but the new earth is to have no sea. 
In the fifth verse we read, "He that sat upon the 
throne said, Behold, I make all things new. 
And he said unto me, Write: for these words 



232 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

are true and faithful." This is not a renovat- 
ing, or purifying, or a remodeling of this earth, 
for this earth is under sentence of fire. It was 
destroyed by water, and it will be destroyed by 
fire. The Lord Jesus declared, "Heaven and 
earth shall pass away, but my word shall not 
pass away," and God said to John, "I make all 
things new." "These words are true and faith- 
ful." There will not be one atom of matter 
in that new earth that ever was in any other 
planet. God's children in their glorified state 
will rank next to God. He is our Father, not 
theoretically, but really; and we are heirs by 
birth; legitimate sons. And God has made a 
new planet, greater, more beautiful, more won- 
derful than any other planet in the universe. He 
had none already made such as He determined 
to be the everlasting home of His Sons and 
Daughters, so He said, "I make all things new." 
So we can look forward to this beautiful new 
home. 

And I, John, saw the holy city, new 
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of 
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for 
her husband. And I heard a great voice 
out of heaven saying. Behold, the taber- 
nacle of God is with men, and he will dwell 
with them, and they shall be his people, and 
God himself shall be with them, and be 
their God. And God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes; and there shall be no 



THE NEW EARTH 233 

more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, 
neither shall there be any more pain : for 
the former things are passed away. And 
he that sat upon the throne said. Behold, I 
make all things new. And he said unto 
me. Write: for these words are true and 
faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. 
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and 
the end. I will give unto him that is 
athirst of the fountain of the water of life 
freely. He that overcometh shall inherit 
all things; and I will be his God, and he 
shall be my son. But the fearful, and un- 
believing, and the abominable, and mur- 
derers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, 
and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their 
part in the lake which burneth with fire and 
brimstone : which is the second death. 
Rev. 21:2-8. 

The Holy City 

"And I, John, saw the holy city. New Jeru- 
salem, coming down from God out of heaven, 
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." 
This is the city of God, the Capitol of the Uni- 
verse. The throne of God is in it it, and the 
temple of God is there. The gold paved streets 
are there, and God is there. The Capitol City 
of the Universe is being moved bodily from its 
former location or orbit, to the New Earth. I, 
John, saw it coming down out of heaven to the 



234 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

new earth, is implied. Who for a moment 
would suppose that God would move the New 
Jerusalem onto this small earth, that has been 
almost a hell ever since men have lived on it. 
We believe that the present location of heaven 
is the best in all the Universe for situation, until 
this new earth has been made for God's children, 
with special view of moving the Capitol to it, as 
soon as the children of God are ready to occupy 
it. Listen to what God told Isaiah about it: 

"For, behold, I create new heavens, and a 
new earth, and the former shall not be remem- 
bered nor come into mind." Isaiah 65 :17. 

This is a new creation, a better location for 
the City of God. The saints in that new home 
will not so much as remember that they ever 
were on this little marble of a planet, that man 
can compass in a few months; that has been cov- 
ered with human blood. "This earth shall be 
burned up." 

The Holy City, as it came down, was in all its 
virgin beauty, as in the day it was made. 

"And I heard a great voice out of heaven 
saying. Behold the tabernacle of God is with 
men, and He will dwell with them." Before the 
judgment men had dwelt with God in heaven, 
but God had prepared something better, and 
now moves His Capitol, and Throne, to the 
better sphere. This new earth far outshines 
every other planet made. "And they shall be 
His people, and God himself shall be with them, 



THE NEW EARTH 235 

and be their God." God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes, and pain, and sorrow, 
and crying, and death, will be unknown, for the 
former things are passed away. "And He said 
unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, 
the beginning and the end. I will give unto him 
that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life 
freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all 
things ; and I will be His God and he shall be my 
son." This is to be the portion of God's sons 
and daughters. O, to be a Son of God! What 
a wonderful thing it will be to become a Son of 

God! , ^ , 

This is the City that Abraham looked for, 
"For he looked for a City which hath founda- 
tions, whose builder and maker is God." Heb. 
U ;10. And it is written of the ancient saints, 
"God hath prepared for them a City." And 
Paul said, "Here we have no continuing City, 
but we seek one to come." Heb. 13 :14. And 
again, "Ye are come unto the City of the living 
God, the heavenly Jerusalem." Heb. 12:22. 
"He that overcometh shall inherit all things." 
The new earth and the new heavens; and the 
New Jerusalem. 

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abom- 
inable, and murderers, and whore-mongers and 
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have 
their part in the lake which burneth with fire 
and brimstone: which is the second death." 



236 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

The first death is dreadful, but 0! the second 
death. 

And there came unto me one of the seven 
angels which had the seven vials full of the 
seven last plagues, and talked with me, say- 
ing, Come hither, I will shew thee the 
bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried 
me away in the spirit to a great and high 
mountain, and shewed me that great city, 
the holy Jerusalem, descending out of 
heaven from God, having the glory of 
God: and her light was like unto a stone 
most precious, even like a jasper stone, 
clear as crystal; and had a wall great and 
high, and had twelve gates, and at the 
gates twelve angels, and names written 
thereon, which are the names of the twelve 
tribes of the children of Israel : On the 
east three gates; on the north three gates; 
on the south three gates; and on the west 
three gates. And the wall of the city had 
twelve foundations, and in them the names 
of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Rev. 
21:9-14. 

One of the seven angels that had the seven 
last plagues, and had poured them out, went to 
John, and asked him to go with him, and he 
would show him the Bride, the Lamb's wife. 
He carried John away in the spirit to a great 
and high mountain and showed him that great 
City, the Holy Jerusalem, descending out of 



THE NEW EARTH 237 

heaven from God. What a sight that must have 
been as it glided out into space with all its bril- 
liancy and glory. ^'Having the glory of God." 
The city itself had the glory of God. Who can 
imagine? Who can conceive the greatness of 
that glory? The bride was in that city, being 
carried in all its gorgeousness to her new home, 
the New Earth. 

And he that talked with me had a golden 
reed to measure the city, and the gates 
thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city 
lieth four-square, and the length is as large 
as the breadth : and he measured the city 
with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. 
The length and the breadth and the height 
of it are equal. And he measured the wall 
thereof, an hundred and forty and four 
cubits, according to the measure of a man, 
that is, of the angel. And the building of 
the wall of it was of jasper; and the city 
was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And 
the foundations of the wall of the city were 
garnished with all manner of precious 
stones. The first foundation was jasper; 
the second sapphire; the third, a chalce- 
dony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, 
sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, 
chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a 
topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the elev- 
enth, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 



238 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; 
every several gate was of one pearl; and 
the street of the city was pure gold, as it 
were transparent glass. Rev. 21:1 5-2 1 . 

Here we have all the beautiful stones and 
crystals, and gold and pearls, used to give us 
some small idea of the beauty of the city. But 
human language and earthly things all fail to 
show forth its glory. How oft has its glory 
been told, but what must it be to be there ? 

And I saw no temple therein: for the 
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the 
temple of it. And the city had no need 
of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in 
it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and 
the Lamb is the light thereof. And the 
nations of them which are saved shall walk 
in the light of it : and the kings of the earth 
do bring their glory and honour into it. 
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all 
by day: for there shall be no night there. 
And they shall bring the glory and honour 
of the nations into it. And there shall in 
no wise enter into it anything that defileth, 
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, 
or maketh a lie : but they which are written 
in the Lamb's Book of Life. Rev. 
21:22-27. 

The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are 
the temple of it, and they also are the light of it. 



THE NEW EARTH 239 

The saved from the different nations shall walk 
in the light of that city, and the Kings who are 
saved, bring their glory and honour into it; and 
the gates are never shut, for there is no night 
there. And they shall bring the glory and 
honour of the saved of all nations into it. Only 
glorious and honourable things will be there. 
And there shall in no wise enter into it anything 
that defileth, neither anything that worketh 
abomination or maketh a lie, but they which are 
written in the Lamb's Book of Life. 




THE HOLY CITY 

ND he shewed me a pure river of water 
of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of 
the throne of God and of the Lamb. In 
the midst of the street of it, and on either 
side of the river, was there the tree of 
life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, 
and yielded her fruit every month : and the 
leaves of the tree were for the healing of 
the nations. And there shall be no more 
curse: but the throne of God and of the 
Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall 
serve him: and they shall see his face; and 
his name shall be in their foreheads. And 
there shall be no night there; and they need 
no candle, neither light of the sun; for the 
Lord God giveth them light : and they shall 
reign forever and ever. Rev. 22:1-5. 

These statements are not to be spiritualized 
as applying to Christian experiences or attain- 
ments in this life: they belong to the City of 
God, and to the New Heaven, and the New 
Earth in the WORLD TO COME. There will 
be a pure river of the WATER OF LIFE, clear 
as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, 



THE HOLY CITY 241 

and of the Lamb. This river flows down the 
center of a great street, of width appropriate 
for a such a city, having a population of billions 
of saints. On either side of this river, and on 
this street of tremendous width, were trees of 
life. A river of life, with trees of life, to em- 
phasize Eternal Life. On the trees twelve va- 
rieties of fruit ; and a new crop every month. No 
famine there, and no dried, or canned, or stale 
fruit; and no one will tire of the food. The 
leaves of the trees fill the whole atmosphere 
with the ozone of health, keeping the saints 
from all nations in perpetual health. 

"And there shall be no more curse." Thorns 
and thistles and weeds, the earth refusing to 
yield her fruit; caterpillers and locusts, and all 
the curse that came on this earth because of sin, 
will be absent from that new home, that holy, 
happy world to come. The throne of God and 
of the Lamb shall be in that City, on that New 
Earth, and His servants shall serve Him with a 
real, sincere, heart, love service. They shall see 
His face, and His name shall be in their fore- 
heads. God himself shall fill that city with the 
purest holy light, and there the saints shall reign 
forever and ever. 

And he said unto me. These sayings are 
faithful and true : and the Lord God of the 
holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto 
His servants these things which must short- 
ly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed 



242 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

is he that keepeth the sayings of the proph- 
ecy of this book. Rev. 22 :6-7. 
These sayings are absolutely true; God, Him- 
self, will faithfully perform and bring to pass 
all things herein revealed. Blessed is the man 
who believes and consequently keeps the sayings 
of the prophecy in this book. 

And I, John, saw these things, and heard 
them. And when I had heard and seen, I 
fell down to worship before the feet of the 
angel which shewed me these things. Then 
saith he unto me. See thou do it not: for I 
am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren 
the prophets, and of them which keep the 
sayings of this book: worship God. And 
he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of 
the prophecy of this book: for the time is 
at hand. He that is unjust, let him be un- 
just still: and he which is filthy, let him be 
filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him 
be righteous still; and he that is holy, let 
him be holy still. Rev. 22 :8-ll . 

"I, John, saw these things and heard them." 
This was not a dream or phantom. "And when 
I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship;" 
to thank God for revealing all these wonderful 
truths concerning the things which must certain- 
ly, positively come to pass. And God com- 
manded John, saying, "Seal not the sayings of 
the prophecy of this book." To seal them would 



THE HOLY CITY 243 

be to write them in such ambiguous language 
that the reader could not understand them. But 
he was to write them down plainly, so that all 
might know the truth. For the time is at hand. 
"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still ; and he 
which is filthy, let him be filthy still ; and he that 
is righteous, let him be righteous still : and he 
that is holy, let him be holy still." Here is a 
solemn truth stated. There is a point of time in 
every man's life when he crosses the Rubicon, 
and his condition remains unchanged forever; as 
unjust, filthy, righteous or holy. This does not 
look like a second chance or after-death salva- 
tion. Be warned and turn to God now. 

And, behold, I come quickly; and my re- 
ward is with me, to give every man accord- 
ing as his work shall be, I am Alpha and 
and the last. Blessed are they that do his 
Omega, the beginning and the end, the first 
commandments, that they may have right 
to the tree of life, and may enter in through 
the gates into the city. For without are 
dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, 
and murderers, and idolaters, and whoso- 
ever loveth and maketh a life. Rev. 
22:12-15. 
"I come quickly; and my reward is with me." 
Have you observed that this book of Revelation 
commences and ends with this saying? Every- 
thing between, with the exception of the first 
five chapters, has direct reference to His coming 



244 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

and the things that will transpire after His com- 
ing, "My reward Is with me." The righteous 
will begin to reap their reward from the time of 
His coming, on and on forever. He who Is the 
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, 
the first and last, the Almighty, has revealed 
all these things. 

Obedience to God, doing His commandments. 
Is absolutely necessary for admission to the Holy 
City, "They shall have right to the tree of life, 
and may enter In through the gates Into the 
City." "Faith without works Is dead." But the 
following classes of persons are excluded from 
this City, — the dogs, human dogs, sorcerers, 
whoremongers. Idolaters, those who love to tell 
lies — all these will have their part In the Lake 
that hurncth zvith fire. 

I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify 

unto you these things in the churches. I 

am the root and the offspring of David, 

and the bright and morning star. And the 

Spirit and the bride say. Come. And let 

him that heareth say. Come. And let him 

that is athlrst come. And whosoever will, 

let him take the water of life freely. Rev. 

22:16-17. 

Here Jesus Christ declares that he sent an 

angel to declare all these things to the Churches, 

that they might know what was to come to pass 

upon the earth. God, Himself, will not change 

this program of events that He has given unto 



THE HOLY CITY 245 

men. "These words are true and faithful." 
Rev. 21:5. "I am the Lord, I change not." 
Mai. 3 :6. He declares that He is the root and 
the offspring of David, that is, the true Messiah, 
and the Bright and Morning Star. 

The Holy Spirit says. Come, to every sinner: 
Come to Christ and receive Eternal Life. And 
the bride, the holy people, say. Come to Christ 
and be saved. And God says, Let him that 
heareth these invitations say to their fellows: 
Come away from sin to God. And let him that 
is thirsting for happiness come to Jesus. And 
whosoever will, all over the earth, let him take 
the water of life freely, without money and 
without price, a free gift. 

For I testify unto every man that hear- 
eth the words of the prophecy of this book, 
If any man shall add unto these things, God 
shall add unto him the plagues that are 
written in this book: and If any man shall 
take away from the words of the book of 
this prophecy, God shall take away his part 
out of the Book of Life, and out of the 
holy city, and from the things which are 
written in this book. He which testlfieth 
these things salth. Surely I come quickly. 
Amen. Even so, come. Lord Jesus. The 
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
all. Amen. Rev. 22 : 18-21. 
And now God testifies to every man that 
heareth the words of the prophecy of this Book 



246 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

of Revelation, not to add to, or take from the 
words of the book of this prophecy, or God 
shall add to him the plagues herein mentioned, 
and take away his part out of the Book of Life, 
and out of the Holy City. All true saints the 
world over should continually say, "Come, Lord 
Jesus, come quickly." All who are ready "Love 
His appearing." 




THE LITTLE HORN. 

CONSIDERED the horns, and behold, 
there came up among them another little 
horn, before whom there were three 
of the first horns plucked up by the roots : 
and behold, in this horn were eyes as 
the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great 
things. * * * I beheld then, because of the 
voice of the great words which the horn spake, 
I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his 
body destroyed, and given to the burning 
flame. * * * I saw in the night visions, 
and behold, one like the Son of man came 
with the clouds of heaven, and came to the 
Ancient of days, and they brought Him near 
before Him. And there was given Him do- 
minion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all 
people, nations, and languages, should serve 
Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion 
which shall not pass away, and His kingdom 
that shall not be destroyed. * * * And of the 
ten horns that were in his head, and of the 
other which came up, and before whom three 
fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a 
mouth that spake very great things, whose look 
was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and 



248 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

the same horn made war with the saints, and 
prevailed against them; * * and the ten horns 
out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall 
arise; and another shall rise after them; and he 
shall be diverse from the first, and he shall sub- 
due three kings. And he shall speak great 
words against the Most High, and shall wear 
out the saints of the Most High, and think to 
change times and laws : and they shall be given 
into his hand until a time and times and the 
dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, 
and they shall take away his dominion, to con- 
sume and to destroy it to the end. Dan. 7:8, 
11, 13-14 and 20-21 and 24-26. 

All these Scriptures refer to the Anti-Christ 
and his kingdom. 

The ten horns mentioned In the twenty-fourth 
verse do not refer to the fourth beast or Roman 
Empire. Neither do they refer to a restored 
Roman Empire; but they indicate ten kingdoms 
that spring out of the fourth beast, or Roman 
Empire. 

Daniel was very anxious to know about the 
ten horns that were in the fourth beast's head; 
"and of the other little horn that came up be- 
fore whom three of the ten horns fell," or 
"Were plucked up by the roots." See verses 
nineteen and twenty. The little horn had eyes, 
and a mouth that spake very great things; and 
this horn was more stout than any of the ten 
horns. 



THE LITTLE HORN 249 

Daniel was enquiring into the meaning of the 
horns, more than of the Roman beast itself. 
And he is anxiously considering this litde horn 
that made war with the saints; and prevailed 
against them; until the Ancient of days came, 
and the judgment was given to the saints of the 
Most High; and the time came that the saints 
possessed the kingdom. Verses twenty-one and 
twenty-two. 

And Daniel "Went near one of them that 
stood by, and asked him the truth of all of this. 
So he told me, and made me know the interpre- 
tation of the things." Verse sixteen. Thus 
he said, "The fourth beast shall be the fourth 
kingdom upon the earth, which shall be diverse 
from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole 
earth, and shall tread it down, and break it 
in pieces. And the ten horns out of this king- 
dom are ten kings that shall arise: and another 
shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse 
from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 
And he shall speak great words against the 
Most High, and he shall wear out the saints 
of the Most High, and think to change times 
and laws: and they shall be given into his hand 
until a time and times and the dividing of time." 
Verses twenty-three, four and five. 

These ten horns are the present kingdoms of 
Europe, and Asia, that came out of the Roman 
Empire. And those kingdoms are the ten toes 



250 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

of the great image that Nebuchadnezzer saw 
in his dream. See Dan. 2:31-45. 

The little horn with eyes and a mouth, has 
not yet arisen among the ten kingdoms of Ro- 
man origin. But it will spring up among them, 
and shall subdue three kings, or pluck up three 
horns by the roots. 

This little horn is the Anti-Christ. He is 
not one of the Kings, but another horn, or king, 
more stout than any of the ten kings. He comes 
up as a little horn, and finally becomes the great- 
est. 

The Lord Jesus will not come, until this little 
horn makes its appearance. Begins to grow up. 
This is the man of sin. II Thes. 2 :3-4. 

We find some remarkable statements concern- 
ing this man of sin, in Dan. 1 1 :36-45. 

And the king shall do according to his 
will; and he shall exalt himself, and mag- 
nify himself above every god, and shall 
speak marvelous things against the God of 
gods, and shall prosper till the indignation 
be accomplished: for that, that is deter- 
mined, shall be done. 

Neither shall he regard the god of his 
fathers, nor the desire of women, nor re- 
gard any god: for he shall magnify him- 
self above all. 

But in his estate shall he honour the 
God of forces: and a god whom his fath- 
ers knew not shall he honour with gold, 



THE LITTLE HORN 251 

and silv^er, and with precious stones, and 
pleasant things. 

Thus shall he do in the most strongholds 
with a strange god, whom he shall acknowl- 
edge and increase with glory; and he shall 
cause them to rule over many, and shall 
divide the land for gain. 

And at the time of the end shall the 
king of the south push at him: and the 
king of the north shall come against him 
like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with 
horsemen, and with many ships; and he 
shall enter into the countries, and shall 
overflow and pass over. 

He shall enter also into the glorious 
land, and many countries shall be over- 
thrown : but these shall escape out of his 
hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the 
chief of the children of Ammon. 

He shall stretch forth his hand also 
upon the countries : and the land of Egypt 
shall not escape. 

But he shall have power over the treas- 
ures of gold and silver, and over all the 
precious things of Egypt: and the Liby- 
ans and the Ethiopians shall be at his 
steps. 

But tidings out of the east and out of 
the north shall trouble him: therefore he 
shall go forth with great fury to destroy, 
and utterly to make away many. 



252 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

And he shall plant the tabernacles of 
his palace between the seas in the glorious 
holy mountain; yet he shall come to this 
end, and none shall help him. 

This Anti-Christ is to make his appearance, 
and rule over a small people, having obtained 
rulership over a kingdom by flatteries. "And 
after the league made with him, he shall work 
deceitfully." Dan. 11:21-23. 




ISRAEL TO BECOME A NATION. 



HE Israelites are to again become a Na- 
tion, having been scattered among the na- 
tions for two thousand years. 
This European War has brought about a 
willingness to let the Jews have their own 
land; and a National existence. Jerusalem has 
been wrested from the Turk; and the Jews are 
aroused as never before, since their dispersion. 
And they are planning and organizing to take 
possession of Palestine, as soon as assurances 
are given then from the present Rulers of Eu- 
rope, that they may have autonomy. And this 
may come to pass at any of the Allies' War 
Councils, as a war measure. Calling all Jews 
from all parts of the earth, to come to Pales- 
tine; and arm themselves to hold their country. 
The Jews have the men and the money to 
do this; and they will do it with a vim that will 
astonish the world. They will establish a Re- 
public; and elect a President; and that Presi- 
dent will be of the tribe of Judah, and perhaps 
of the House of David; and that President will 
be the Anti-Christ, coming in by flatteries; and 
making a covenant with the people for seven 
years, the full term, or tenure of office for Presi- 



254 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

dent; and in the midst of the term of office he 
will have developed his true character as the 
man of sin, having actually sat in the newly 
erected Temple in Jerusalem, and declared him- 
self to be the only God, or above all gods. He 
will then cause the daily sacrifices to cease; and 
will pollute the altar, probably by burning a 
sow upon it. 

Then the Jews will break their covenant with 
him ; and attempt to depose him. By this time 
the ten kingdoms, or horns, having by the as- 
sistance and guiding hand of the Anti-Christ, 
subdued and plucked up three horns, or king- 
doms; and having completed a Confederation 
of ten horns with ten crowns, they will make 
the President of the Israelitish Republic, King 
over them all. Having been fully satisfied, see- 
ing his great wisdom, and ability in organizing 
and governing the Israelites, together with his 
superhuman miraculous powers, that there is no 
other such man on earth. 

The little horn will then "Speak great words 
against the Most High; and shall wear out the 
saints of the Most High; and think to change 
times and laws; and the saints shall be given 
into his hand until a time and times and the 
dividing of times. Dan. 7:25. This is just 
forty-two months, or twelve hundred and sixty 
days, or three years and a half, in which he 
will do his awful work of destroying all who 
will not take his mark, and worship the image 



ISRAEL TO BECOME A NATION 255 

he will set up. This is the Great Tribulation, 
The last part of this chapter came to me in 
the night, during the first part of February, 
1918; and it has pressed upon me with such 
persistency that I feel impelled to write it. I 
am not a prophet; and I know nothing of my- 
self. The theory herein advanced seems reas- 
onable; and quite probable. If it proves to be 
true, the people living at the time of its ful- 
fillment will know that the Lord gave it to me. 
And they will have more confidence in this whole 
book. 

The Jews rejected the Lord Jesus Christ, 
when He came unto them, in His father's name. 
And Jesus said unto them, 'T am come in my 
Father's name, and ye receive me not: if an- 
other shall come in his own name, him ye will 
receive." John 5:43. The Anti-Christ will 
come in his own name, and the Jews will receive 
him as their Messiah. 




THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 

HIS book was typewritten In December, 
1917; but no money was in sight to pub- 
lish it, the Author having laid up no 
treasure on earth to draw from. Having 
preached the Gospel for fifty years; and 
having reached his seventy-seventh birthday, 
was fasting and praying before God for three 
days, without eating any food. And the Lord 
made it known to him that this book was to 
be, as the Star of Bethlehem was to the wise 
men from the East, so this book would be to 
thousands of men and women who will be left 
behind, when the Lord comes and resurrects the 
righteous dead; and translates the living saints. 
This books will help to bring them to Christ, 
their only hope. 

The Lord also made it clear that we should, 
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, write 
special Instruction to the people left on earth 
who must go through the Great Tribulation, or 
die as martyrs in it. 

We feel continual sorrow for the preachers, 
and people who once knew the Lord, and were 
happy in His love; but who have accepted the 



THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM 257 

Devil's offer made to Jesus Christ. "The Devil 
taketh Him up into an exceeding high moun- 
tain, and showeth Him all the kingdoms of the 
world, and the glory of them; and said unto 
Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou 
wilt fall down and worship me." Matt. 4:8, 9. 
Christ had come to this earth to destroy the 
works of the Devil, and take possession of it, 
and reign over it. And save the people by 
means of His death on the cross. And the 
Devil showed Him an easier and quicker way, 
to obtain all earthly good and glory: hoping to 
blind His eyes to the future eternity of happi- 
ness, or misery. 

This same temptation comes to every man 
and woman after they are born of God: as 
they meet the opposition from the world and 
the devil; and find that "All that will live godly 
in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution." II 
Tim. 3:12. Then Satan presents an easier way. 
He has thousands of ministers, and college 
professors, busy deceiving young converts, by 
showing them how to become all things to all 
men so as to escape the cross of crucifixion to 
the natural, carnal, fleshly desires for ease, and 
worldly honour, and wealth. And so, the world 
is filled, or has in it millions of people who 
were once God's children, and happy in Him, 
who have accepted the pleasures, and riches, and 
honours of a godless world; and have lost all 
the joys of salvation, and fellowship with the 



258 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

Father and His Son Jesus Christ. I John 1 :3. 

These people have a form of godhness; but 
deny the power of God to sav^e from all sin, 
and keep one pure in heart, unto the coming of 
the Lord Jesus Christ. I Thess. 5 :23. Those 
millions of people are now in their autos, and 
beautiful homes, rolling in ease, and wealth, 
or seeking with all their might to do so, not 
knowing the "Signs of the times" that the Lord 
has already arisen to "Shake terribly the 
earth." Isa. 2:19. And to "Destroy them 
that destroy the earth." Rev. 11:18. 

Jesus Christ said to the Jews, "O Jerusalem! 
Jerusalem! which killest the prophets, and 
stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often 
would I have gathered thy children together, 
as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, 
and ye would not. Behold your house is left 
unto you desolate : and verily I say unto you. 
Ye shall not see me, until the time come when 
ye shall say. Blessed is He that cometh in the 
name of the Lord." Luke 13 :34-35. 




THE EARTH LYING IN RUINS. 



EAR READER: I heartily sympathize 
with you In your terrible distress : as the 
whole world lies In ruins on every side; 
but your precious life has been spared. 
No tongue can describe the awfulness 



of conditions about you. You only see what Is 
next to you, but you see such conditions as never 
existed before. 

It is not necessary to tell you that there has 
been an earthquake. You know what has taken 
place where you are. The whole world Is in a 
similar condition. And all of this Is because 
of sin. 

The long-suffering and merciful God of 
heaven and earth, who has given men two thou- 
sand years of warning, and patient wooing, has 
now commenced to "destroy them that destroy 
the earth," that He may raise up a people who 
will serve Him in spirit and in truth. 

You were at one time, a true child of God, 
and happy In His service; but you did not go 
on to perfection. You did not give all diligence 
to make your calling and election sure. You 
saw the faults of other people, but would not 
see, and cry out to God about your own faults. 



260 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

You would not forsake all, and be separated 
unto the Lord. You loved the world more than 
you loved God. You loved the applause of the 
world; and failed to seek for the honour that 
comes from God only. You know what you 
lived for. And now Christ has returned to the 
earth, and has raised the righteous dead; and 
translated the righteous living. They are all 
gone to be forever with the Lord; and you are 
left. 

I deeply sympathize with you; and am 
anxious to show you the only way of escape. It 
is back to Jesus, the only Saviour. The ever- 
loving Jesus. He longs for you. He died for 
you. He bought you with His blood. He tried 
to get your attention away from your business 
planning, and worldliness, and make you ready 
for His return. And even now He is trying to 
save you, before other coming Judgments fall 
on you. Repent! Repent! Repent! Let your 
eyes flow with tears, and your heart break witK 
sorrow, for your rebellion against God. And 
now quickly fall on your face before Him; and 
cry out to God for mercy. He will hear you. 
He wants you to come. Return unto the Lord 
and He will return to you. He says. Return 
unto me and I will return unto you. O ! the 
goodness and mercy of God! 

There is nothing but sorrow before you on 
this earth; and but a little time to stay here. 
The devil and the Anti-Christ will soon be on 



THE EARTH LYING IN RUINS 261 

your track, and will kill you, unless you curse 
Jesus, and worship the image set up. Pray! 
Pray ! Pray ! 

Let Us Reason Together. 

You have probably read this book all 
through; if not, do so now. Let it be a guid- 
ing star to bring you back to Jesus, the only 
Saviour, 

You know that the European war was followed 
by famine; and the famine was followed by pes- 
tilence; and that the wild beasts did their part 
in killing over a fourth part of the earth. All 
of this was according to the Scriptures referred 
to in this book. You know that the world 
earthquake has come, moving even mountains 
and islands out of their places; and that the 
sun became black as sackcloth of hair; and the 
moon became as blood; and the stars fell from 
heaven to the earth ; and the world is lying in 
ruins. And you know that multitudes are dead 
and dying all around you. And if you will make 
careful enquiry, you will find that every deeply 
spiritual person is gone. That all the worldly- 
minded persons, like yourself, are still here, un- 
less they were killed In the earthquake. But 
their bodies are with you. Now search, and 
you cannot find the body of a true saint on the 
earth. They are all resurrected, and caught up 
to be forever with the Lord, They are now in 
heaven with God. All of this has been fore- 



262 GALAXY OF COMING EVENTS 

told in this book; but you disregarded it. Now 
you see that it Is all true. 

Now that all the saints are gone, terrible 
judgments will fall upon the wicked, rebellious 
people that remain; and you will go down with 
them, unless you quickly repent, and obtain 
mercy; even then you will probably die as a 
martyr, at the hands of the wicked. There is 
no time for delay. Hurry 1 Hurry ! Hurry I 

The next thing before you is a world fire, 
in which one-third of the world will be burned 
up; and one-third of the trees, and all growing 
crops. This will bring a dreadful famine; and 
tremendous loss of life everywhere. And the 
next judgment will turn one-third part of the 
sea into blood; and every living thing in that 
part of the sea will die; and all ships and crews 
in that part of the sea will be destroyed. Now 
the third judgment comes quickly, turning one- 
third of all fresh water into wormwood, so 
that many who drink of the waters will die. If 
you are not convinced that I am telling you the 
truth: when these judgments fall on the earth, 
they will convince you. Study carefully what 
judgment is to come next; and when it comes, 
you will know that God is not dead, or slack 
concerning the fulfillment of the Scriptures. 
Every word will come to pass. All prophecy 
will be fulfilled. 

Read this book through very carefully, and 
note what God has revealed. "The things that 



THE EARTH LYING IN RUINS 263 

must come to pass," And they will come to pass 
just as declared in the Scriptures. 

From the enthronement of the Anti-Christ, 
to the destruction of the Anti-Christ, and his 
followers, will be forty-two months, or three 
and a half years. So you have but a short time 
to live on this earth. And remember, if you 
take the mark of the beast, so as to get bread, 
or for any other cause, you will doom yourself 
to eternal torments. Read carefully Rev. 
14:9-11. "If any man worship the beast and 
his image, and receive his mark in his fore- 
head or in his hand, the same shall drink of the 
wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out 
without mixture into the cup of his indignation; 
and he shall be tormented with fire and brim- 
stone in the presence of the holy angels, and in 
the presence of the Lamb : and the smoke of 
their torment ascendeth up forever and ever: 
and they have no rest day nor night, who wor- 
ship the beast and his image, and whosoever re- 
ceiveth the mark of his name." 



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